# Amputations at Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098821` · 9/25/2023 · HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Baxley Hwy, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned toward a co-worker when their finger was caught in the sorter chain. The employee's left fifth fingertip was amputated.

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