# Amputations at Nittany Paper Mills Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043183` · 4/16/2021 · LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nittany Paper Mills Inc.
- **Location:** 6395 State Route 103 North, LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17044
- **NAICS:** 322291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was re-threading a paper converting machine at the embossing roller area. Their left hand became caught between the steel embossing roller and a rubber roller. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

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