# Amputations at MGS Group North America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010072` · 10/20/2017 · GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MGS Group North America, Inc.
- **Location:** W190 N11701 Moldmakers Way, GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53022
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a jam on an injection molding machine when another employee inadvertently restarted the machine. A mechanical roller then pinched and amputated the employee's index fingertip (no bone loss).

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