# Amputations at Wellmark International
> OSHA SIR `20221110000` · 11/14/2022 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Wellmark International
- **Location:** 12111 Ford Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75234
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an injection molder feeder when the hopper became clogged. The employee began to clear the jam when the machine cycled, causing her hand to become pinched between the plastic plates. She sustained a fingertip amputation.

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