# Amputations at Ornua (Whitehall) Ingredients Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087459` · 8/22/2022 · WHITEHALL, 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ornua (Whitehall) Ingredients Inc.
- **Location:** 36120 Owen Street, WHITEHALL, WISCONSIN, 54773
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 22, 2022 at 12:20 PM, an employee was scraping product from the cooker door when their hand contacted the auger blade. Three fingers were amputated from their right hand.

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