# Amputations at Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018055325` · 5/31/2018 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyler Corrugated Box, Inc.
- **Location:** 5710 Reed Road, TYLER, TEXAS, 75707
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating an eccentric slotting machine when he saw a piece of paper caught in the blade and hit the stop button. Before the rotation stopped, his right hand entered the machine. The blade then amputated his right ring and pinky fingers.

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