# Amputations at River Valley Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `20161211655` · 12/15/2016 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Bindery machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** River Valley Paper Company
- **Location:** 131 N Summit St., AKRON, OHIO, 44309
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 15, 2016, an employee was operating a book binder cutter when the machine jammed. As he attempted to clear the jam, the blade came down and amputated his left ring finger's first knuckle.

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