# Amputations at Wisconsin Paperboard Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018021541` · 2/14/2018 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Wisconsin Paperboard Corporation
- **Location:** 1514 E. Thomas Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53211
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's pinky finger was partially amputated by a new reel string when performing a change up process on a paper machine.

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