# Amputations at Plaid Enterprises
> OSHA SIR `20191212376` · 12/2/2019 · DECATUR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bottling, canning, filling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Plaid Enterprises
- **Location:** 2331 Mellon Court, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
- **NAICS:** 339930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing the injection machine filling up bottles. The injection machine was moving fast, so the employee tried to make an adjustment to slow it down. The employee's finger was then caught in the pinch point area, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

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