# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at T R Toppers Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025054864` · 5/22/2025 · PUEBLO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Trash compactors, shredders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** T R Toppers Inc
- **Location:** 320 Fairchild Street, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81001
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning baler (cardboard compactor) that was constantly cycling. The employee went to wipe the photo eye when his left middle fingertip was sheared off by the ram of the baler. The employee sustained a partial amputation of approximately 0.6 cm of the fingertip.

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