# Amputations at WinCup Plastics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053892` · 5/11/2021 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WinCup Plastics, Inc.
- **Location:** 5515 W 5th Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 11, 2021, an employee was gathering bad straws from a drop chute to throw away. The machine restarted and his finger was caught between a groove on the transfer belt and a metal piece on the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of his left ring finger.

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