# Amputations at Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076353` · 7/17/2023 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 6565 North 60th Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 322291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was feeding paper into a machine with their right hand while standing on the base. The wheel to advance the paper was manually turned and the injured employee's right ring finger was pulled into the rollers. The tip of his right ring finger was pinched and amputated.

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