# Amputations at FyterTech Nonwovens, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022065504` · 6/23/2022 · DE PERE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** FyterTech Nonwovens, LLC
- **Location:** 2121-B American Blvd, DE PERE, WISCONSIN, 54115
- **NAICS:** 313230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut a cardboard poly roll to length. The blade got stuck in the cardboard roll and contacted the employee's left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the index fingertip.

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