# Amputations at MURRAY PLASTICS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015074968` · 7/23/2015 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MURRAY PLASTICS, INC.
- **Location:** 1922 Old Candler Road, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to clear stuck parts within a plastic molding machine by retrieving the molded part. The machine cycled and the mold closed, crushing the employee's hand between the two molds. The employee's right index finger was amputated. Lock-out, tag-out procedures were not performed at the time.

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