# Amputations at YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
> OSHA SIR `2015129348` · 12/10/2015 · NEWNAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- **Location:** 1000 HIGHWAY 34 E, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
- **NAICS:** 336999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the their left index fingertip while loading a weld fixture into a weld robot cell.

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