# Amputations at Econo-Pak
> OSHA SIR `2015075268` · 7/30/2015 · MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Econo-Pak
- **Location:** 535 Route 6 & 209, MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18337
- **NAICS:** 488991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a baler-compactor was injured at 2:52 PM on July 30, 2015. The employee's right hand was caught between the machine and a raised bucket. The employee was hospitalized overnight and required surgery to amputate two right-hand fingers.

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