# Amputations at Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021256` · 2/8/2023 · PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems International, Inc.
- **Location:** 1300 N Airport Road, PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN, 54555
- **NAICS:** 333243
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2023, at 9:15 AM, an employee was operating a saw in the gateway department. While the employee was clearing debris, the machine pushed new material forward for processing, catching the employee's right thumb. The employee sustained a partial amputation.

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