# Amputations at IVC, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191112329` · 11/29/2019 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** IVC, Inc.
- **Location:** 101 IVC Dr., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing machine startup. The employee went to check the torque on the rotary valve and his fingers were caught in moving parts. The employee sustained lacerations to the left index and middle fingers, and the left ring finger was amputated to the knuckle.

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