# Amputations at Novolex
> OSHA SIR `2019077629` · 7/26/2019 · NORCROSS, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Novolex
- **Location:** 6448 Best Friend Road, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a bag machine. When he attempted to clean a roller his right index finger was amputated. The roller was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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