# Amputations at SKC, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015085439` · 8/5/2015 · COVINGTON, 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:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** SKC, INC.
- **Location:** 1000 SKC DRIVE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a rotary valve for a pallet on the roof. While cleaning debris around the plug inside the fitting valve, the employee's finger was amputated by rotating blades. The unit was running at the time of the incident.

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