# Amputations at Westrock the Mahrt Mill
> OSHA SIR `2016065106` · 6/9/2016 · COTTONTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Westrock the Mahrt Mill
- **Location:** 145 Midroad Hwy 165 South, COTTONTON, ALABAMA, 36851
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing some bolts in the "truck dump" machine when his right hand was caught between a chain and sprocket, amputating his index and middle fingers and fracturing his thumb.

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