# Amputations at Westby Cooperative Creamery
> OSHA SIR `2016109908` · 10/20/2016 · WESTBY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Westby Cooperative Creamery
- **Location:** 401 S Main Street, WESTBY, WISCONSIN, 54667
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up the dry curd press to package a product when the machine cycled causing an amputation to the employee's right ring fingertip.

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