# Amputations at Midsouth Paving, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118765` · 11/19/2015 · PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Midsouth Paving, Inc.
- **Location:** 4375 McCoy Dr., PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32503
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning wet materials from a dust auger and his left hand got caught inside the auger while in operation resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.

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