# Amputations at Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065118` · 6/14/2022 · JACKSON CENTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
- **Location:** 18015 ST. RT. 65, JACKSON CENTER, OHIO, 45334
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 14, 2022, an employee was adjusting the height of the work table on the box strapper. The employee loosened the bolts on the carriage and had their left hand resting in the area beneath the unit. The table dropped, resulting in distal tip amputations to their middle and ring fingers.

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