# Amputations at Platinum Converting Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098100` · 9/2/2023 · BARTLETT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Platinum Converting Inc.
- **Location:** 1560 West Stearns Road, BARTLETT, ILLINOIS, 60103
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing scraps of paper from a paper machine when their finger contacted the machine. Their left ring finger was amputated.

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