# Amputations at Cable East
> OSHA SIR `2023087562` · 8/17/2023 · STATHAM, 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:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Cable East
- **Location:** 1940 Statham Drive, STATHAM, GEORGIA, 30666
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 17, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a directional boring machine. When he leaned over to pick up a bolt, the machine activated, crushing his right hand. The employee suffered damaged cartilage and amputations of the index and middle fingers.

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