# Amputations at North Georgia Turf, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043269` · 4/14/2022 · WHITESBURG, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Cages, cage racks
## Employer
- **Name:** North Georgia Turf, Inc.
- **Location:** 1487 Blackdirt Road, WHITESBURG, GEORGIA, 30185
- **NAICS:** 111421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 14, 2022, an employee was using a handheld grinding wheel to cut hinges off a metal cage. He was holding the cage's lid up with one hand. After he cut through the hinges, the lid fell and amputated his right little finger.

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