# Amputations at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021270` · 2/10/2016 · SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 500 DACEY DR, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62565
- **NAICS:** 322215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated while the employee attempted to unjam a blanker die and block machine.

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