# Amputations at Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212562` · 12/6/2019 · TRION, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.
- **Location:** 91 4th St., TRION, GEORGIA, 30753
- **NAICS:** 313310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wrapping yarn around a beam on a rebeamer machine when her hand was pulled forward, causing her to jump back reflexively. In the process, her right ring finger was partially amputated.

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