# Amputations at King Green of Greater Atlanta
> OSHA SIR `20191111421` · 11/1/2019 · NORCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** King Green of Greater Atlanta
- **Location:** 6068 Buford HWY, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were working on a ride-on core aerator in a garage. The core aerator was raised up on a forklift so the employees could examine the belt. As the injured employee was examining the belt, the aerator was turned back on and the injured employee sustained amputation of the left middle fingertip.

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