# Amputations at OFS Fitel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016054556` · 5/24/2016 · CARROLLTON, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** OFS Fitel, LLC
- **Location:** 10 BrightWave Blvd., CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
- **NAICS:** 335921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a fiber optic rewinder when his right index finger was caught and pulled by the machine. His finger was amputated above the knuckle.

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