# Amputations at Paragon Industries,  Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021748` · 2/23/2017 · SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Loaders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Paragon Industries,  Inc.
- **Location:** 3378 W. Highway 117, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74066
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were attempting to tow a stuck vehicle. The quick connect on the loader engaged and the injured employee's left hand was struck by a hydraulic pin resulting in the partial amputation of two fingers.

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