# Amputations at Oldcastle Lawn And Garden
> OSHA SIR `2023021377` · 2/13/2023 · HOPE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Oldcastle Lawn And Garden
- **Location:** 165 County Road 275, HOPE, ARKANSAS, 71801
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was jogging bags on a form fill and seal machine when a bag became stuck. The employee opened the jaws of the unit to remove the bags. When placing the bags back on the jaws, the jog button was pressed, causing the machine to clamp onto the employee's finger. They sustained a left index fingertip amputation.

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