# Amputations at Hygienic Fabrics and Filters, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043698` · 4/25/2023 · SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hygienic Fabrics and Filters, Inc.
- **Location:** 527 N 13th St, SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unjamming a sheeter knife machine when they sustained a partial left middle finger amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.

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