# Amputations at Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054156` · 5/9/2023 · PLEASANT PRAIRIE, 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:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.
- **Location:** 10000 80th Avenue, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN, 53158
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened the door to a cutting machine in order to load more meat into the machine. The employee noticed a piece of meat stuck in the machine and went to clear it when the machine blade contacted their left middle finger. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

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