# Amputations at J. V. Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043299` · 4/13/2023 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** J. V. Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 701 Butterfield Coach rd., SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 333319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the door on a baler using a crane when his finger was caught between the paper dog and the interior of the door as he lowered it into place. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle finger from the tip to the knuckle.

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