# Amputations at Timewell Drainage Products
> OSHA SIR `20191111822` · 11/13/2019 · JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Timewell Drainage Products
- **Location:** 201 West Plymouth Street, JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN, 53549
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While running a plastic extrusion line, an employee saw a piece of plastic that was stuck, shut off the machine, and attempted to remove the plastic. The employee was contacted by moving parts, resulting in a thumb amputation.

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