# Amputations at PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018077056` · 7/13/2018 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
- **Location:** 3310 W. SPRINGFIELD AVE., CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 7:30 p.m. on July 13, 2018, a production technician was loading an in-mold labeler with plastic labels. When he reached around the basket to grab labels that had fallen off, the swing arm came down, amputating the tip of his left middle finger without the lost of bone or nail.

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