# Amputations at BWAY Corporation dba Mauser Packaging Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2022032743` · 3/28/2022 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** BWAY Corporation dba Mauser Packaging Solutions
- **Location:** 3200 S. Kilbourn Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
- **NAICS:** 332431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 5:45 a.m. on March 28, 2022, an employee was troubleshooting an ear welder when its pneumatic ram activated. His right middle finger was pinched between two electrodes on the welder, resulting in a partial amputation.

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