# Amputations at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `20191213126` · 12/23/2019 · SELMA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 601 COUNTY ROAD 78, SELMA, ALABAMA, 36702
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a whining noise on a machine. The machine was activated while one employee's left hand was on a conveyor belt feeding into it, and the employee's thumb was pushed toward the rollers and caught between a roller and the belt. The tip of the thumb was amputated.

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