# Amputations at Heritage Bag Company
> OSHA SIR `2023032712` · 3/27/2023 · SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heritage Bag Company
- **Location:** 2321 High Hill Road, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a bag machine. The employee's hand contacted the belt and shaft resulting in amputation of the ring finger to the first knuckle.

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