# Amputations at SILGAN PLASTICS CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2019043769` · 4/12/2019 · OTTAWA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SILGAN PLASTICS CORP.
- **Location:** 690 WOODLAND DR., OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 12, 2019, an employee was removing a jammed bottle from a bottle takeout device machine on a line. A cylinder closed on the employee's right little finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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