# Amputations at A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015129816` · 12/30/2015 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC.
- **Location:** 53 Millbrook Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01606
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about December 30, 2015, the employee was working on the plastic extruder on the production floor. The employee's right index finger was amputated after being caught in the machine while flushing the extruder. The guard was not in place at the time.

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