# Amputations at Altex Packaging, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110826` · 11/27/2023 · LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Altex Packaging, Inc
- **Location:** 154 Industrial Park Circle, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30046
- **NAICS:** 326140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw when the part being cut twisted and kicked back. The employee's hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a partial amputation to their right middle finger.

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