# Amputations at Penn Color, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054219` · 5/6/2020 · MILTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Color, Inc.
- **Location:** 1474 Putman Parkway, MILTON, WISCONSIN, 53563
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened a process lid to address a jam in a piece of equipment. The lid bounced back and closed, catching his right thumb and amputating the tip.

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