# Amputations at FPL FOOD, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087058` · 8/1/2016 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** FPL FOOD, LLC
- **Location:** 1301 NEW SAVANNAH ROAD, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30901
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to sterilize several hock cutter parts. While the employee was placing the parts into the sterilization container, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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