# Amputations at Dairyfood USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086528` · 8/4/2021 · BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Dairyfood USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2819 County Road F, BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN, 53517
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 4, 2021, at 7:30 a.m., an employee was clearing excess cheese from a grinder when the grinder blades contacted the employee's right thumb, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

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