# Amputations at SHAW INDUSTRIES Group Inc., Plant SP
> OSHA SIR `2017087409` · 8/3/2017 · CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SHAW INDUSTRIES Group Inc., Plant SP
- **Location:** 12454 N Hwy 27, CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA, 30707
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a vertical sander to sand rough edges on a guard/rail when the sander cut and amputated his left thumb.

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