# Amputations at Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20221210531` · 12/3/2022 · BARTLETT, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C.
- **Location:** 1301 Schiferl Rd., BARTLETT, ILLINOIS, 60103
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to clean a cheese packaging machine. When clearing a clump of powder from the machine, her fingers were caught in the screw auger. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and a partial amputation to the index finger.

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