# Amputations at Avery Dennison Corporation Fastener Division
> OSHA SIR `2020032598` · 3/19/2020 · FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Avery Dennison Corporation Fastener Division
- **Location:** 224 Industrial Rd, FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, 01420
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bagger machine line when it became backed up and needed to be cleared. The employee switched the machine to manual and began clearing fasteners with his left hand. The bagger clamps closed on the employee's left ring finger and amputated the fingertip.

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