# Amputations at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `20181010692` · 10/17/2018 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 1302 W. Carrier Pkwy, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a paper bag machine when his right middle finger was caught between the machine's frame and pusher arm, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

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