# Amputations at M&G Polymers USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212591` · 12/7/2018 · APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** M&G Polymers USA, LLC
- **Location:** 27610 Huntington Road, APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25502
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a piece of equipment prior to restarting. The palletizer noise dampening lid dropped on the employee's right thumb after the shock absorber failed resulting in amputation of the thumb.

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