# Amputations at Graphic Packaging International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110608` · 11/16/2023 · KENTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Graphic Packaging International, LLC
- **Location:** 1300 S. Main St., KENTON, OHIO, 43326
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2023, a maintenance employee was servicing a belt and pulley system on a blower motor. They were manually manipulating the belt and pulley when the glove on their left hand got caught in a nip point. Their little finger was pulled into the nip point resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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