# Amputations at Blackwater Timber Co. LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021054109` · 5/19/2021 · THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Blackwater Timber Co. LLC
- **Location:** 1720 Metcalf Ave, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31792
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A molder machine jammed and was turned off. Its still rotating knives caught an employee's hand, causing the amputation of the index finger.

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