# Amputations at TESSY PLASTICS CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2018076704` · 7/5/2018 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** TESSY PLASTICS CORP.
- **Location:** 7474 State Fair Boulevard, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13209
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing an oil leak on an injection molding machine. The employee climbed a ladder to get a better look. The employee's right hand then contacted the machine's platen, resulting in the amputation of the pinky, ring, and middle fingertips.

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