# Amputations at MANCHESTER PACKAGING CO.
> OSHA SIR `2019021751` · 2/15/2019 · SAINT JAMES, MISSOURI
## 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:** Material and personnel hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** MANCHESTER PACKAGING CO.
- **Location:** 2000 E. James Blvd., SAINT JAMES, MISSOURI, 65559
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a cylinder on a printing press. The employee's left index finger was caught in the hoist used to change the cylinder, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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