# Amputations at MS Nonwoven, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112249` · 11/29/2018 · PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MS Nonwoven, Inc.
- **Location:** 275 Industrial Dr, PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, 38863
- **NAICS:** 313230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a needle press when it became jammed. While he was attempting to unjam the press, his left hand was caught in the press, resulting in the amputation of his left hand and part of his arm. The press had not finished its cycle 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*