# Amputations at Caraustar Mill Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098747` · 9/15/2016 · AUSTELL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Caraustar Mill Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 3350 JOE JERKINS BLVD., AUSTELL, GEORGIA, 30106
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was re-threading a portion of the re-winder machine when his left middle finger became caught in the machine, amputating his fingertip.

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