# Amputations at KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019099293` · 9/6/2019 · WEST POINT, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC.
- **Location:** 7777 KIA PARKWAY, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a vehicle seat from a conveyor transport pallet. The employee's right hand and glove were caught under the seat latching lever and they suffered an amputation to their right index finger.

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