# Amputations at THE SHIPPERS GROUP
> OSHA SIR `2020043752` · 4/23/2020 · JONESBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** THE SHIPPERS GROUP
- **Location:** 9250 South Main Street, JONESBORO, GEORGIA, 30236
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 23, 2020, at approximately 8:25 p.m., an employee was adjusting the position of a conveyor belt. He grabbed the belt with both hands in order to pull the belt over. As he was pulling the belt over, the fingers on his left hand were pinched between the belt and roller, amputating his left ring fingertip and fracturing his left middle finger.

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