# Amputations at Latexco, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021065053` · 6/21/2021 · LAVONIA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Latexco, LLC
- **Location:** 975 Gerrard Rd., LAVONIA, GEORGIA, 30553
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees entered a cage to troubleshoot a foam line. While they were inside, the door was closed and a sensor activated a cross-cut saw. One employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

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