# Amputations at Mod-Pac Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022032475` · 3/18/2022 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mod-Pac Corp.
- **Location:** 1801 Elmwood Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
- **NAICS:** 322221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a sheeter. He had pried up a steel access plate and was lifting it when it slipped and fell on his left middle finger. The finger was pinched against the floor, and part of the fingernail and fingertip was amputated.

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