# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Sargento Cheese Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211670` · 12/17/2024 · PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sargento Cheese Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Persnickety Place, PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN, 53073
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing tape on the railing of a box conveyor when their right hand or glove got caught between the railing and the conveyor, resulting in partial amputation of the index finger. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.

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