# Amputations at Equity Group - Georgia Division, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181111729` · 11/14/2018 · CAMILLA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Equity Group - Georgia Division, LLC
- **Location:** 7220 U.S. Highway 19, CAMILLA, GEORGIA, 31730
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were cleaning the "skin puller machine" with a water hose. The injured employee was operating a water hose and nozzle, spray cleaning the machine. After the machine was cleaned and re-energized the employee noticed a tag of skin inside the machine and attempted to retrieve it. The employee's hand contacted the rotating parts resulting in partial amputation of the employee's middle, ring and index fingers.

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