# Amputations at Interfor Thomaston
> OSHA SIR `2017043670` · 4/24/2017 · THOMASTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Interfor Thomaston
- **Location:** 75 Ben Hill Rd., THOMASTON, GEORGIA, 30286
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pedal-activated chop saw to cut boards and amputated two left fingers.

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