# Amputations at Granges Americas Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098212` · 9/6/2023 · NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Granges Americas Inc.
- **Location:** 3814 Hwy 67 N, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
- **NAICS:** 331315
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a slitter machine. After threading the machine and starting the rewind process, the employee used his knife to remove a piece of tape that had gotten onto the surface of the metal. His knife was pulled into the machine, causing an amputation to the employee's right index finger below the fingernail.

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