# Amputations at Palletone of Florida, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099055` · 9/24/2016 · HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Palletone of Florida, Inc.
- **Location:** 566 BAXLEY HWY, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten up a board on the conveyor. As he was attempting to pull the board, his left-hand index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket. He was hospitalized overnight, and his fingertip was amputated.

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