# Amputations at Columbia Recycling Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022109085` · 10/17/2022 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Columbia Recycling Corp.
- **Location:** 2410 S. Dixie Hwy., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2022, an employee was removing debris from a chain mechanism when the chain caught his glove and amputated his right little finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

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