# Amputations at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `2015010570` · 1/17/2015 · SEALY, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 1485 Silliman Street, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was working on a load former unit.  Employee hit the cycle button to retract the stripper plate while placing his hand on the cover plate.  The stripper plate returned to the extended position and employees middle finger was caught by the machine, removing the tip of the finger and part of the finger nail.

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