# Amputations at INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2023065540` · 6/22/2023 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Jacks
- **Secondary source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
- **Location:** 4500 Newlon Rd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were preparing to repair a gluer machine and lifting a hydraulic jack into position. The injured employee's left thumb was pinched between the frame of the jack and the machine. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.

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