# Amputations at PANDUIT CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20191011001` · 10/22/2019 · CUMMING, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PANDUIT CORP.
- **Location:** 1819 Atlanta Hwy, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30040
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was packing boxes using an electric tape dispenser when the machine became jammed. The employee was attempting to clear the jam when the machine started. The tape dispenser blade then amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

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