# Amputations at Graham Packaging Company LP
> OSHA SIR `2022010027` · 1/3/2022 · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Graham Packaging Company LP
- **Location:** 13300 Interstate Drive, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to start up a plastic blow molder machine. During startup, the employee removed molten plastic from the die head. While reaching for the molten plastic, the employee's left hand was caught between two mold halves, resulting in the amputation of their left thumb and index finger.

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