# Amputations at PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018054755` · 5/16/2018 · JACKSON CENTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC.
- **Location:** 18015 ST. RT. 65, JACKSON CENTER, OHIO, 45334
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 16, 2018, an employee was using a stationary disc grinder to grind the edge on metal stock when his left thumb contacted the disc, amputating his thumb tip.

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