# Amputations at EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES
> OSHA SIR `20161211221` · 12/1/2016 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES
- **Location:** 3639 JOY RD., COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31906
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was punching cases on an assembly line when he noticed a pair of pliers near the chain and sprocket. As he attempted to retrieve the pliers, the chain snagged his glove, pulling his middle finger between the chain and sprocket and amputating his fingertip. The machine was active and unguarded at the time of the incident.

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