# Amputations at Sealed Air Corporation (US)
> OSHA SIR `2016021362` · 2/13/2016 · HOLYOKE, 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Sealed Air Corporation (US)
- **Location:** 2030 Homestead Avenue, HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01040
- **NAICS:** 322221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While clearing a jam on a material grinder, an employee's fingers came into contact with the material grinder blades. The middle and ring fingers were amputated to the proximal joint. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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