# Amputations at Sonoco Flexible Products
> OSHA SIR `20181010911` · 10/22/2018 · FRANKLIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sonoco Flexible Products
- **Location:** 708 South Ave, FRANKLIN, OHIO, 45005
- **NAICS:** 316211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hoist and sling to move a shaft. After the employee hooked the sling to the shaft, the up button was pressed on the hoist's wireless remote. The strap then tightened on the shaft and the employee's right hand was caught between the two, causing an amputation of the right middle fingertip above the knuckle.

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