# Amputations at Mississippi Polymers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020010617` · 1/20/2020 · CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Mississippi Polymers, Inc
- **Location:** 2733 South Harper Road, CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, 38834
- **NAICS:** 316211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a wind-out and putting a calendar on the roll. While he was guiding the roll holding the bar, the roll slipped and pinched the tip of his left index finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

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