# Amputations at Abbyland Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210619` · 12/6/2022 · ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Abbyland Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 502 E. Linden St., ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN, 54405
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a meat saver machine. Upon placing his left hand under the auger to catch the meat, the employee's left ring fingertip was caught by the auger, resulting in amputation.

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