# Amputations at THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2019088544` · 8/19/2019 · MOLINE, ILLINOIS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
- **Location:** 5400Avenue of the Cities, MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61265
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a case packer when a piston was activated, creating a pinch point that amputated the employee's right pinky finger.

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