# Amputations at United Envelope, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `20191112264` · 11/26/2019 · SAINT BERNARD, OHIO
## 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:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** United Envelope, LLC.
- **Location:** 4890 Spring Grove Ave., SAINT BERNARD, OHIO, 45232
- **NAICS:** 322232
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using steel wool to clean a high-speed patcher. It grabbed his right hand and crushed it; he was hospitalized and a finger was medically amputated.

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