# Amputations at Milliken and Company
> OSHA SIR `20191011269` · 10/30/2019 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Milliken and Company
- **Location:** 300 Lukken Industrial Dr. West, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing line machinery operations when he attempted to check an air cylinder actuator with his left hand. The actuator suddenly actuated, and his left ring finger became lodged, resulting in a finger amputation.

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