# Amputations at Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032623` · 3/23/2023 · PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems International, Inc.
- **Location:** 1300 N Airport Road, PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN, 54555
- **NAICS:** 333243
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 23, 2023, at 10:23 AM, an employee was working on a sheeter outfeed conveyor table and installing the sheet diverter. As the assembly was lifted with a jib boom, his finger was caught between the hook and the part he was lifting, resulting in a finger amputation.

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