# Amputations at Sofidel America
> OSHA SIR `2022064946` · 6/8/2022 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Sofidel America
- **Location:** 176 W.L. Runnels Industrial Drive, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39402
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 6/8/2022, at 10:00 AM, a rewinder operator was clearing a tissue jam at the rollers when the reset button at the control panel was activated. The operator's left middle finger was caught between the rollers resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

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