# Amputations at 3M Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021133` · 2/3/2018 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M Company
- **Location:** 4501 Hwy 377 South, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's finger was pulled into a laminator while changing a roll. The employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between the web and guard, causing the machine to shut down.

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