# Amputations at SKF USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099939` · 9/23/2019 · FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** SKF USA Inc.
- **Location:** 5385 McEver Rd, FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA, 30542
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a ring that had jammed inside the a bore grinding machine during setup. After the ring was retrieved, the machine loaded the next ring from above, pinching the employee's right index finger between the ring and the cylinder. Part of the inside tip of the finger was pinched off.

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