# Amputations at Graph-Pak Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017010660` · 1/21/2017 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses-printing
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Graph-Pak Corporation
- **Location:** 11250 Addison Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 21, 2017, an employee was using a rag to clean grease off a printing press when the rag became caught in the machine. A moving part then pulled the employee's left index finger into the machine, amputating the fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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