# Amputations at Southern Company
> OSHA SIR `2019021799` · 2/18/2019 · NEWNAN, 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:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Company
- **Location:** 708 Dyer Road, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30263
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a leveling drill rig that was tied down by a winch cable. The employee began pulling on the cable so that it could gain slack. The winch was engaged, pulling in the employee's hand. The employee's right little finger was amputated above the metacarpal.

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