# Amputations at Star Wipers Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211569` · 12/12/2016 · NEWARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Star Wipers Inc.
- **Location:** 1125 East Main Street, NEWARK, OHIO, 43055
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee replaced a hydraulic cylinder in a packer press. Then the machine was cycled to test it. While observing the cylinder cycle to ensure there were no leaks, the employee's hand entered the machine and his right index fingertip was amputated.

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