# Amputations at Plaspack U.S.A., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191112308` · 11/27/2019 · ANTIGO, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Plaspack U.S.A., Inc.
- **Location:** 753 Amron Rd., ANTIGO, WISCONSIN, 54409
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the core cutter. When the employee lowered the core cutter, the blade (18") caught the core (7" long). The employee's right thumb was then pulled into the blade, partially amputating the right thumb including the nail bed.

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