# Amputations at LG Hausys America, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020099258` · 9/29/2020 · ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** LG Hausys America, Inc
- **Location:** 310 LG Dr SE, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the box chute for a crusher when his left hand slipped between the rollers while they were still turning, causing trauma to the hand and forearm and an amputation.

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