# Amputations at Ballew's Aluminum Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015107842` · 10/20/2015 · SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Ballew's Aluminum Products, Inc
- **Location:** 2418 Globe Cove, SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 38671
- **NAICS:** 332114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a stretch wrapping machine, an employee's finger got caught between two rollers. Approximately two-thirds of the employee's right little finger were amputated.

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