# Amputations at Pixelle Specialty Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2020032518` · 3/17/2020 · CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Pixelle Specialty Solutions
- **Location:** 232 East 8th St, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, 45601
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the paper machine winder. While moving a large roll of paper on the cradle, the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated between two rolls of paper.

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