# Amputations at Abbyland Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010269` · 1/10/2023 · ABBOTSFORD, 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:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Abbyland Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 502 E. Linden St., ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN, 54405
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 10, 2022, an employee was placing trash into a compactor when their left hand was caught on its lower ledge as its gate game down. The employee's left ring finger was crushed, resulting in an amputation.

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