# Amputations at Mullins Cheese Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110598` · 11/16/2023 · MOSINEE, 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:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mullins Cheese Inc.
- **Location:** 204000 County Road DB, MOSINEE, WISCONSIN, 54455
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2023, the injured employee was assisting a maintenance employee replace an air valve. The valve actuated and the spring amputated the injured employee's right middle finger just above the second knuckle.

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