# Amputations at Freudenberg NOK
> OSHA SIR `2022043274` · 4/14/2022 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Freudenberg NOK
- **Location:** 1618 Lukken Industrial Drive, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a cryogenic deflasher and preparing to shut it down. The employee was reaching into the hopper when their right index finger was caught by the auger and the fingertip was amputated.

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