# Amputations at Signal Machine
> OSHA SIR `2021032198` · 3/13/2021 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Signal Machine
- **Location:** 101 IVC Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
- **NAICS:** 334515
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a large industrial grinder because it was stuck. The grinder's blades became free, striking the employee's right hand and lacerating four fingers. The ring finger was amputated.

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