# Amputations at Pacon Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015011012` · 1/31/2015 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pacon Corporation
- **Location:** 2525 N. Casaloma Dr., APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54913
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/31/15, an employee amputated the tip of the left middle finger in a Garrido paper sheeting machine while removing a paper jam. The employee's finger was caught between a metal pusher attached to a belt and the machine itself, removing about 1/2" of the employees left middle finger.

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