# Amputations at Caraustar Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018032966` · 3/27/2018 · BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Caraustar Industries
- **Location:** 100 Forrest Ln, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 27, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee noticed a piece of trim tangled up on a slitter and was in the process of clearing the machine when the blade cut him. He suffered a distal tip amputation of his left thumb.

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