# Amputations at Brickell Brands, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021378` · 2/13/2023 · SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Brickell Brands, LLC
- **Location:** 167 Rumery St, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, 04106
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the PVC shrink sleeve cutting machine. While clearing plastic sleeves from the machine, the employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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