# Amputations at Accredo Packaging
> OSHA SIR `2016087543` · 8/12/2016 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Accredo Packaging
- **Location:** 12682 Cardinal Meadow, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
- **NAICS:** 326130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the extrusion line. During the process of removing the shaft from the roll, the employee used his right index finger to release the air from the shaft. He pushed the button to move the shaft carriage system upward with the left hand. The shaft carriage system crushed his right finger between the shaft carriage system and the shaft, amputating his index fingertip.

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