# Amputations at Festival Foods
> OSHA SIR `2019011087` · 1/30/2019 · DE PERE, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Festival Foods
- **Location:** 1001 Main St., DE PERE, WISCONSIN, 54115
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 30, 2019, two employees were loading boxes into the baler. Once the boxes were loaded, the gate was lowered and one of the employee's fingers was caught in a pinch point resulting in the amputation of the left middle finger.

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