# Amputations at MONADNOCK PAPER MILLS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018065828` · 6/13/2018 · BENNINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MONADNOCK PAPER MILLS, INC.
- **Location:** 117 ANTRIM ROAD, BENNINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03442
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a paper trimmer machine. While removing a piece of trim after a cut, the tip of his right third finger was caught in an opening in the paper clamp as the control was released. His hand followed the clamp up and the fingertip contacted the retracted blade. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

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