# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Smartlam NA (Dothan), LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241010050` · 10/29/2024 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Smartlam NA (Dothan), LLC
- **Location:** 1371 Hodgesville Road, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36301
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 29, 2024, an employee was sharpening a shoulder blade finger (knife) with a bench grinder. They honed off a small amount of metal from the bottom finger knife in order to balance it with the opposing knife. As they removed the knife from the tool rest, their right little finger contacted the grinding wheel and the fingertip was amputated.

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