# Amputations at Greenwood Inc
> OSHA SIR `20221210488` · 12/1/2022 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sanders-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Greenwood Inc
- **Location:** 3749 Peach Orchard rd, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30906
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using emery cloth to polish a piece of metal shaft stock. The emery cloth and his right index finger got caught in the shaft and the finger was amputated.

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