# Amputations at John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021572` · 2/15/2018 · GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 700 Horizon South Parkway, GROVETOWN, GEORGIA, 30813
- **NAICS:** 423820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading an axle onto the engine subassembly table. When attempting to align the right side of the axle, a finger was caught between the axle and the axle rest stand resulting in amputation to the distal end of the finger.

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