# Amputations at Arauco North America
> OSHA SIR `2022032155` · 3/9/2022 · MALVERN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arauco North America
- **Location:** 1275 Williamette Rd, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened the door of a clogged filtration system to look for fibers stuck in the system. He was about to tap the side of the fan mechanism to break the debris loose when a fan cut his right ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

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