# Amputations at WBC EXTRUSION PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021043488` · 4/27/2021 · HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WBC EXTRUSION PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 60 FONDI ROAD, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, 01830
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 27, 2021, an employee was trimming plastic from a running machine. The employee's finger was caught between a rubber roller and the machine guard. The fingertip was medically amputated the next day.

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