# Amputations at JACUZZI, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021031992` · 3/5/2021 · VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** JACUZZI, INC.
- **Location:** 512 HIGHLAND DR., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
- **NAICS:** 326191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tightening a bolt holding a pulley. The bolt snapped, releasing the pulley and the cable. The cable snapped and caught the employee's fingers against a guard, causing the amputation of the left index finger at the last joint and a laceration and fracture of the left middle finger.

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