# Amputations at SCA Tissue
> OSHA SIR `2015129875` · 12/28/2015 · MENASHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SCA Tissue
- **Location:** 190 3rd Street, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While moving a strainer onto a rack for cleaning, the rack slipped and pinched the employee's finger between the rack and the strainer weighing approximately 40 lbs. The fingertip was amputated.

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