# Amputations at Rite Pack
> OSHA SIR `2021108965` · 10/18/2021 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## 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:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Rite Pack
- **Location:** 3800 South 48th Terrace, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64503
- **NAICS:** 325320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a jam in a sealing machine. The machine crushed two fingers on the employee's right hand, causing injuries resulting in the amputation of both fingers.

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