# Amputations at CASCADES TISSUE GROUP
> OSHA SIR `2015031449` · 3/24/2015 · WATERFORD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Slitters, winders-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** CASCADES TISSUE GROUP
- **Location:** 148 HUDSON RIVER ROAD, WATERFORD, NEW YORK, 12188
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to clear a jam near the glue pick-up roller on a winder machine. The employee's right index finger made contact with a moving roller, amputating the fingertip.

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