# Amputations at Pactiv LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021708` · 2/14/2019 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Pactiv LLC
- **Location:** 7200 S. Mason, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were mounting a metal rod on a workbench mounted vice. The metal rod slipped from the vice and struck the tip of one employee's right ring finger causing a fingertip amputation.

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