# Amputations at International Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2018010251` · 1/9/2018 · BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper Company
- **Location:** 3001 Otto, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62226
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a print machine and attempting to stop a paper roll from turning when the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the roll and the machine frame, amputating the fingertip (no bone loss).

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