# Amputations at Altium Packaging, Sherman Facility
> OSHA SIR `20231110919` · 11/29/2023 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Altium Packaging, Sherman Facility
- **Location:** 4201 HWY. 75 SOUTH, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing bottles up on a conveyor when their glove was caught in the conveyor belt. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

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