# Amputations at United Piston Ring Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191112291` · 11/27/2019 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United Piston Ring Inc.
- **Location:** 2920 Fairmont Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 336310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a filter roll in a filter system using a broomstick. The employee's right arm was caught between the conveyor belt and the platen. The employee sustained an 8" laceration and two broken bones to the right arm, resulting in medical amputation above the elbow.

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