# Amputations at Natural Polymer International Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171212364` · 12/29/2017 · PLANO, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Natural Polymer International Corporation
- **Location:** 3601 East Plano Parkway suite 150, PLANO, TEXAS, 75074
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a screw auger and got his right index finger caught in the auger resulting in amputation of the finger.

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