# Amputations at Grande Cheese Co
> OSHA SIR `2022032124` · 3/9/2022 · WYOCENA, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Grande Cheese Co
- **Location:** 181 West Monroe Street, WYOCENA, WISCONSIN, 53969
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shutting off a ball valve on a shuttle molding machine. The shuttle moved and the employee's right little finger was caught between the molder head and the base and was amputated.

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