# Amputations at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2019054772` · 5/10/2019 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 1201 West Lathrop Ave., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31415
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee noticed that a pallet slipped on the shelving while he was centering a pallet below. The pallet shifted and fell on top of a box that was on the lower pallet. The employee's finger was pinched between the box and the lower pallet. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.

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