# Amputations at MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231211337` · 12/12/2023 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Augers, plumbing snakes-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.
- **Location:** 100 W COLEMAN STREET, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 12, 2023, at approximately 3:00 a.m., an employee was unplugging a drain with a powered snake tool when his left hand was caught in the snake cable. The cable pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a fracture and partial fingertip amputation.

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