# Amputations at Caesarstone Technologies USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011330` · 10/29/2019 · RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caesarstone Technologies USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a jammed vacuum unit when his right hand entered the energized unit. His right index finger was then caught between the vacuum's airlock and flange, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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