# Amputations at SHAW INDUSTRIES
> OSHA SIR `2015129429` · 12/12/2015 · CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Spinning machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SHAW INDUSTRIES
- **Location:** 12454 N Hwy 27, CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA, 30707
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated her right middle fingertip while operating the card spinning machine.

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