# Amputations at Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032034` · 3/6/2022 · SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Slitters, winders-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
- **Location:** 228 South Main Street, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the air coming out of the holes in a trim chute guard. His left index fingertip was amputated by the slitter blade.

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