# Amputations at Domtar Paper Co LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016042755` · 4/1/2016 · NEKOOSA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Domtar Paper Co LLC
- **Location:** 301 Point Basse Ave, NEKOOSA, WISCONSIN, 54457
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning wet lap from a machine when his right hand came in contact with the machine's blade, amputating four of his fingers. His index finger was reattached. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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