# Amputations at Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075611` · 7/9/2021 · DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc.
- **Location:** 160 Christensen Drive, DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53530
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning equipment when the star valve on the equipment amputated four fingers on the employee's left hand. The equipment was running at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*