# Amputations involving bone loss at Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211396` · 12/10/2024 · PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Cheese, Inc.
- **Location:** 2602 County Road PP, PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN, 53073
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 10, 2024, an employee was removing built-up cheese in a machine on a line. The employee's right index finger came into contact with a stationary wire and was amputated at the first knuckle.

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