# Amputations at North East Foam Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2018015383` · 1/30/2018 · WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** North East Foam Solutions
- **Location:** 160 Elm Street, WALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02081
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 50-pound barrel in the back of a box truck when he lost control of the barrel and his finger was caught between another barrel, resulting in a finger amputation.

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