# Amputations at Moisture Shield Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075603` · 7/8/2021 · FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Moisture Shield Inc.
- **Location:** 914 Jefferson St #3400, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72704
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the pulverizing machine in the Plastic Department. The employee used a computer to set up and adjust the temperature of the machine and was monitoring the machine for jams. As the employee was removing a jam, his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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