# Amputations at Mohawk Industries
> OSHA SIR `2020109895` · 10/18/2020 · CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Spinning machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Mohawk Industries
- **Location:** 949 Industries Blvd, CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA, 30705
- **NAICS:** 423220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a yarn twister machine. When the employee started up the machine, it caught and amputated the employee's left little finger.

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