# Amputations at Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032472` · 3/19/2023 · RINCON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
- **Location:** 437 Old Augusta Road South, RINCON, GEORGIA, 31326
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut a spool roll to get excess paper off the spool. The employee then tripped with the knife in their hand and fell. The utility knife cut through the employee's glove and partially amputated their left middle finger halfway through the nailbed.

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