# Amputations at Bentonville Plastics Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043711` · 4/25/2017 · BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bentonville Plastics Inc
- **Location:** 607 SW A Street, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a molding press and was using a 4x4 to remove a press screw from inside the machine barrel. The 4x4 moved forward and pinned his right hand against the machine resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip.

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