# Amputations at Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212020` · 12/18/2017 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 6565 N. 60th St., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 322291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was cleaning a converting machine when he attempted to remove a piece of material from the pulley and belts. His right little finger then became caught between a belt and pulley, resulting in an amputation.

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