# Amputations at COLUMBIA RECYCLING CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2023043385` · 4/16/2023 · 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** COLUMBIA RECYCLING CORP.
- **Location:** 1001 CHATTANOOGA AVE., DALTON, GEORGIA, 30719
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 16, 2023, a maintenance employee was clearing a jammed classifier machine and went to remove the air lock when it amputated three middle fingers on his left hand at the first joint.

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