# Amputations at Export Packaging Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032517` · 3/21/2023 · MILAN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Export Packaging Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 827 9th St. West, MILAN, ILLINOIS, 61264
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 21, 2023, at approximately 1:12 PM, a paint prep employee was adjusting a cylinder on a rack when his right little finger became caught between the cylinder and rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

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