# Amputations at Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta
> OSHA SIR `2022043507` · 4/23/2022 · WAPAKONETA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta
- **Location:** 14097 Cemetery Road, WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 23, 2022, at 5:30 a.m., an employee and a co-worker were removing and replacing a brass ring around a slide plate screen changer after hot molten plastic began leaking around the screen changer unit. During the process, the slide plate cylinder closed on the employee's left hand, resulting in an amputation of their thumb and surgery for additional hand injuries.

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