# Amputations at BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015074516` · 7/10/2015 · ATHENS, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
- **Location:** 197 COLLINS IND. DRIVE, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30601
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left small finger was amputated while operating an overhead hoist. The equipment was not locked or tagged out and was unguarded at the time.

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