# Amputations at TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021097687` · 9/7/2021 · WHITE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.
- **Location:** 3660 HWY 411 NE, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting up machines after a holiday. Noticing a jam on the powder feed system, he tried to remove a valve. The butterfly mechanism in the valve closed and amputated the tip of his right middle finger.

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