# Amputations at HEXPOL COMPOUNDING LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021157` · 2/6/2023 · TALLAPOOSA, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HEXPOL COMPOUNDING LLC
- **Location:** 101 STOFFEL DRIVE, TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA, 30176
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 6, 2023, a rubber strip mill operator was adjusting a pie blade assembly when his left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

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