# Amputations at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010081` · 1/3/2020 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.
- **Location:** 2921 West Reach Rd., WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Friday, January 3, 2020, at approximately 10:50 AM, an employee was troubleshooting an injection molding machine. With the machine locked out, the employee reached into the molding area of the machine and manually pressed against the mold-closing mechanism. The mechanism closed and caught his right pinky finger, resulting in a first digit amputation.

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