# Amputations at SUNSHINE MILLS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021010312` · 1/12/2021 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SUNSHINE MILLS, INC.
- **Location:** 2103 S. GLOSTER ST., TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38801
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a lathe to smooth out a shaft. The machine caught his left ring finger and amputated it.

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