# Amputations at Pactiv, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017099410` · 9/30/2017 · ABILENE, TEXAS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pactiv, LLC
- **Location:** 6450 Five Point Parkway, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79602
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After shutting down and cleaning an extrusion chrome roll, an employee restarted the extrusion line. The extrusion sheets were fully threaded and winding when the employee's right hand contacted the sheet pull roller, amputating the first digit of his right thumb.

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