# Amputations at Georgia Pacific
> OSHA SIR `2017021039` · 2/2/2017 · PERDUE HILL, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Pacific
- **Location:** 2373 Lena Landegger Ave, PERDUE HILL, ALABAMA, 36470
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning descalper machine when the employee's right middle finger was pinched and amputated between a belt and pulley. The belt was guarded at the time.

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