# Amputations at Intertape Polymer Group
> OSHA SIR `20211210423` · 12/4/2021 · MENASHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Intertape Polymer Group
- **Location:** 741 4th St, MENASHA, WISCONSIN, 54952
- **NAICS:** 322222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to guide a shaft (on a hoist) into the primary arms on a laminator. The clamps on the laminator were activated and closed on the employee's right ring finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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