# Amputations at The Sample Factory Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032563` · 3/22/2022 · CALHOUN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Sample Factory Inc.
- **Location:** 230 McConnell Road, CALHOUN, GEORGIA, 30701
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 22, 2022, an employee was clearing backed-up sample carpet squares from under a conveyor belt. A guillotine blade amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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