# Amputations at Yachiyo Manufacturing of America
> OSHA SIR `2016010177` · 1/8/2016 · CARROLLTON, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Yachiyo Manufacturing of America
- **Location:** 565 Beulah Church Rd., CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While attempting to unclog a dust collection bin's rotary valve, an employee's fingers got caught in the flap wheel of the valve. His three left-hand middle fingers were severed above the second knuckle.

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