# Amputations at PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
> OSHA SIR `2017109587` · 10/5/2017 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- **Location:** 7451 CETRONIA ROAD, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a jam from a labeler machine when his glove and right middle finger were caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to his finger. The machine was energized at the time.

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