# Amputations at Pak-Sher
> OSHA SIR `2019032263` · 3/1/2019 · KILGORE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pak-Sher
- **Location:** 2500 Longview Street, KILGORE, TEXAS, 75662
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a converting line. When he pulled the emergency pull rope to stop the line, the seal bar came down on his left hand, severely injuring his index finger. The finger was amputated.

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