# Amputations at C.K.S. Packaging, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023099037` · 9/29/2023 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C.K.S. Packaging, Inc.
- **Location:** 109 W. Felix Street South, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76115
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 29, 2023, an employee was repairing the drive chain on a conveyor when the machine activated. The employee's hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in three fingertip amputations to the left hand.

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