# Amputations at Avanti Environmental Group Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107435` · 10/6/2015 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Avanti Environmental Group Inc.
- **Location:** 1406 Coronet Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30720
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing products from a conveyor belt when her hand got pulled into the conveyor. Her right middle fingertip was amputated above the first joint. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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