# Amputations at BANCROFT BAG INC
> OSHA SIR `2018065979` · 6/18/2018 · WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BANCROFT BAG INC
- **Location:** 425 bancroft Blvd, WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71292
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a metal wheel on a print cylinder transport while a coworker supported the side of the transport with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and the employee's right index fingertip was caught between the metal wheel and the side of the transport, resulting in an amputation.

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