# Amputations at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211468` · 12/8/2016 · KINGMAN, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
- **Location:** 100 S. Fabpro Way, KINGMAN, KANSAS, 67068
- **NAICS:** 314991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a winder machine to start a new spool of twine. When she started the machine, it caught and damaged her right index fingertip, requiring surgical amputation.

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