# Amputations at Berry Global Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032305` · 3/11/2020 · GRIFFIN, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Berry Global Inc.
- **Location:** 1201 S Pine Hill Rd, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, 30224
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working as a tower operator was performing a task that requires the blending of compounds used to fabricate plastic. While operating the regrind machine, the employee's left middle finger was partially amputated.

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