# Amputations at East Penn Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `20231211564` · 12/21/2023 · TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing
- **Location:** 50 Jefferson Street, TOPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 19562
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

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