# Amputations at Cumberland Plastic Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2021097556` · 9/2/2021 · OPELIKA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cumberland Plastic Solutions
- **Location:** 4401 Northpark Drive, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a vacuum system when a pneumatic cylinder actuated and struck his right index finger. He was hospitalized and suffered an amputation.

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