# Amputations at MASTERPAC CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20161211653` · 12/15/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MASTERPAC CORPORATION
- **Location:** 8339 Bridge Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63125
- **NAICS:** 424610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a die-cutter when it cycled and severely lacerated his right hand and amputated the index finger.

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