# Amputations at HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS OF GEORGIA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019043832` · 4/15/2019 · RICEBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS OF GEORGIA, LLC
- **Location:** 1 Chemical Plant, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
- **NAICS:** 332410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working at a cooling tower, an employee was adjusting/leveling a motor and fan. The fan was turned on, which activated the belt and pulley. The employee's left hand contacted the fan's belt and pulley, resulting in a partial amputation (first joint) of the fifth digit.

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