# Amputations at Berk International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201211559` · 12/9/2020 · BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berk International, LLC
- **Location:** 400 East 2nd Street, BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19512
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a napkin folding machine that included a bandsaw blade. When the employee pulled open the upper band wheel guard using their right hand, the employee's gloved fingers contacted the stationary bandsaw blade. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation and a laceration requiring stitches to the right ring finger. The machine was not locked out and tagged out at the time.

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