# Amputations at CKS PACKAGING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018021229` · 2/6/2018 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## 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:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CKS PACKAGING, INC.
- **Location:** 5750 EAST FRONT STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 6, 2018, an employee was attempting to remove a jammed bottle from a machine when the die closed on his right hand, partially amputating his index finger to the first joint and injuring his middle finger. The machine was not shut down at the time.

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