# Amputations at Elite Logistic Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015108985` · 10/8/2015 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Elite Logistic Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1601 Hwy 49B North, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tie down machine in shock packaging. The employee was adjusting a tie strap while the tie down machine was cycling. The employee's finger was caught between the pusher head of the pneumatic tie down machine and the splatter washer resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip.

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