# Amputations at SCHNIEDER PACKAGING EQUIPMENT
> OSHA SIR `2016099282` · 9/30/2016 · BREWERTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SCHNIEDER PACKAGING EQUIPMENT
- **Location:** 5370 Guy Young Road, BREWERTON, NEW YORK, 13029
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 09/30/16, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was grinding stock on a pedestal belt sander when the stock became caught, pulling the employee's hand against the sander. The employee's left thumb was partially amputated.

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