# Amputations at Green Bay Packaging
> OSHA SIR `20181212975` · 12/18/2018 · DE PERE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Green Bay Packaging
- **Location:** 2275 American Blvd., DE PERE, WISCONSIN, 54115
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind burrs off metal. The employee's right thumb was pinched between the metal and the grinding stone resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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