# Amputations at Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2021043246` · 4/19/2021 · LEOLA, 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 60 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
- **NAICS:** 326140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a sheet alignment issue on a trim press. The employee's glove was caught on a spline shaft, and the employee's left thumb was injured. The employee was hospitalized and the thumb was amputated.

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