# Amputations at Century Granite Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010176` · 1/6/2023 · ELBERTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Century Granite Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 583 Harmony Dr., ELBERTON, GEORGIA, 30635
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee accessed the platform of a saw machine to observe sensor issues. While attempting to fix the issue, the right sleeve of his shirt was caught by the gear switch that pulls the saw from left to right and his right hand was crushed. The employee was taken to the hospital and his right hand was medically amputated.

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