# Amputations at ProAmpac
> OSHA SIR `2022087468` · 8/23/2022 · HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ProAmpac
- **Location:** 825 Turnberry Court, HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60133
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 23, 2022, an employee was removing trim waste from a converting machine (pouch machine) when his left index finger contacted the blade. The nailbed and fingertip pad were amputated.

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