# Amputations at Southern Handling
> OSHA SIR `20181212453` · 12/4/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Handling
- **Location:** 1874 Deefor Avenue, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing plywood from a pallet rack when he slipped and fell. The wood cut his left hand (three middle fingertips) against metal shelving, resulting in the amputation of the three fingertips.

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