# Amputations at SOUTHERN PACKAGING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021021263` · 2/11/2021 · PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHERN PACKAGING, INC.
- **Location:** 7271 HIGHWAY 190 WEST, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing a wood chipper. A log cutoff was jammed in the conveyor belt coming from the merchandiser to the chipper. While working to free the jam, the employee's finger got caught between the log and the side of the conveyor. His left ring finger was amputated.

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