# Amputations at Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065011` · 6/2/2017 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
- **Location:** 3310 W Springfield Ave, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a paddle conveyor when the machine cycled and smashed his left hand. His left middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the first knuckle.

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