# Amputations at PAC Machinery Bags and Materials
> OSHA SIR `2023043410` · 4/17/2023 · MILWAUKEE, 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PAC Machinery Bags and Materials
- **Location:** 7737 North 81st Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when his right middle finger was pulled in by a running belt, resulting in the finger being crushed. The finger required surgery and was partially amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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