# Amputations at Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021612` · 2/20/2023 · POUND, 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:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
- **Location:** N4158 19th Rd., POUND, WISCONSIN, 54161
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the unscrambler for the notcher when a board became stuck. The employee's finger then became caught between the board the unscrambler, causing a partial amputation to the right middle finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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