# Amputations at Coloron Plastics Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2019054681` · 5/8/2019 · BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Coloron Plastics Corp.
- **Location:** 169 Meister Ave, BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08876
- **NAICS:** 325130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 8, 2019, an employee was operating a pelletizer machine when it became blocked with plastic. The employee's finger was then caught in the feeder of the pelletizer, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

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