# Amputations at Pfizer Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022098477` · 9/26/2022 · MCPHERSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pfizer Inc.
- **Location:** 1776 Centennial Dr, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 3:15 p.m. on September 26, 2022, an employee was feeding units into a packaging line when the star wheel became blocked by a tipped unit. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, and the employee's ring finger was amputated.

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