# Amputations at Jefferson Southern Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015063988` · 6/23/2015 · ROCKMART, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Southern Corporation
- **Location:** 1000 Marquette Road, ROCKMART, GEORGIA, 30153
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a stationary welder with a foot pedal. When she placed the nut within the electrodes she accidentally stepped on the pedal and the welder activated.

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