# Amputations at PHARMA-TECH USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181011206` · 10/30/2018 · ROYSTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PHARMA-TECH USA LLC
- **Location:** 545 OLD ELBERT ROAD, ROYSTON, GEORGIA, 30662
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's arm was caught in a hydraulic press while cleaning it resulting in two fractures in the arm and five fractures in the hand. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. The arm was later amputated below the elbow.

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