# Amputations at Edwin Bell Cooperage Company
> OSHA SIR `2021097779` · 9/9/2021 · CUDDY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Edwin Bell Cooperage Company
- **Location:** 697 Millers Run Road, CUDDY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15031
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a rotary die cutter when it jammed due to scraps that built up. The employee manually turned the roller backward to remove the jam. His big toe was caught between the roller and the die board. The employee sustained a laceration, fracture, and amputation of the big toe.

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