# Amputations at Laminations
> OSHA SIR `2022054065` · 5/10/2022 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Laminations
- **Location:** 7220 Schantz Road, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A machine operator was changing a large roll of paper when it slipped off the spindle and pinched his finger against the spindle. The employee sustained amputation of the left index fingertip.

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