# Amputations at Portage Plastics Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021064504` · 6/2/2021 · PORTAGE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Portage Plastics Corporation
- **Location:** 3000 Boeck Road, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing a grinder. The space was limited and he could not open the grinder electrical door all the way. After checking voltage and replacing a fuse, he stood up to shut the main disconnect off and the cabinet door shut slowly, pushing his hand inside and shocking him. He was then held to the grinder. He was shocked, resulting in the amputation of his left pinky and ring fingers, as well as a thumb injury that required a skin graft.

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