# Amputations at UW Provision Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021513` · 2/16/2023 · MIDDLETON, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** UW Provision Company Inc.
- **Location:** 2315 Pleasant View Road, MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, 53562
- **NAICS:** 445210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a machine that vacuum seals food products and amputated their left index finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

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