# Amputations at Allied Plastics Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023109603` · 10/17/2023 · TWIN LAKES, 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Plastics Inc
- **Location:** 150 Holy Hill Road, TWIN LAKES, WISCONSIN, 53181
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were repairing and replacing belts on a grinder. They were manually rotating the belt drive system to clear the grinder when the employee's left little finger got pinched between the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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