# Amputations at Mt. Vernon Mills
> OSHA SIR `2015074561` · 7/12/2015 · ALTO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mt. Vernon Mills
- **Location:** 2850 Gainesville Hwy, ALTO, GEORGIA, 30510
- **NAICS:** 313210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A card machine operator assisted a technician who was trying to free up a machine that was in the choke position. When the machine was freed, the employee's right index finger was amputated when it was caught between a belt and pulley.

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