# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Viaflex, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241010013` · 10/28/2024 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Viaflex, INC.
- **Location:** 711 West Algonquin Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
- **NAICS:** 326130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a machine to cut a roll of plastic sheeting. The employee's right hand was at the end of the roll, and when the cutting mechanism of the machine cycled, the employee's right middle and ring fingers were cut, resulting in amputations to both fingers.

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