# Amputations involving bone loss at MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241211927` · 12/29/2024 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Box cutters, razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 101 IVC Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 29, 2024, at 1:30 PM, an employee was using a safety knife to move an object from the conveyor when it became stuck in a pinch point between two rolls of an extrusion machine. The employee's right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the hand.

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