# Amputations at Westby Cooperative Creamery
> OSHA SIR `2023010566` · 1/18/2023 · WESTBY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Westby Cooperative Creamery
- **Location:** 401 S. Main Street, WESTBY, WISCONSIN, 54667
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking covers off totes in the yogurt room when their finger was pinched on the hinge assembly, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.

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