# Amputations at Shintone USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088400` · 8/16/2018 · FLOWERY BRANCH, 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Shintone USA Inc.
- **Location:** 5380-A Rafe Banks Drive, FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA, 30542
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a machine press and preparing to remove the fixture for a change-over when the hydraulic press came down on his left index finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

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