# Amputations at Associated Milk Producers Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022109140` · 10/19/2022 · HOVEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Milk Producers Inc
- **Location:** 127 Commercial Avenue West, HOVEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57450
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a cheese curd auger and was attempting to clear cheese from the chute when his right ring finger was caught by the auger, causing a partial amputation of the distal portion of the finger.

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