# Amputations at SOUTHERN STATES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010356` · 10/6/2018 · HAMPTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHERN STATES, LLC
- **Location:** 30 GEORGIA AVENUE, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, 30228
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was punching out a piece of metal channel material with an ironworking machine. His left little finger was caught between the channel material and the equipment, and the tip was amputated.

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