# Amputations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company
> OSHA SIR `2015042465` · 4/30/2015 · MADISON, 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:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- **Location:** 910 Mayer Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee got his hand caught in an auger while cleaning, resulting in the amputation of his left middle finger at the first joint. The non-interlocked guard was removed at the time.

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