# Fractures at ProAmpac
> OSHA SIR `2018032839` · 3/23/2018 · HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ProAmpac
- **Location:** 825 Turnberry Court, HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60133
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a cardboard core on a core cutting machine when the core spun out of the machine, striking the employee in the face and mouth. The employee suffered nose, sinus, and palate fractures.

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