# Amputations at AFG USA (NON-WOVENS), LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016010274` · 1/12/2016 · WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AFG USA (NON-WOVENS), LLC
- **Location:** 1664 SHARON ROAD, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, 30673
- **NAICS:** 327212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a machine that shakes raw material and fluffs up fiberglass so that it can be processed. The employee heard a sound and attempted to inspect the inside of the machine. The machine's rotating drum partially amputated his right index finger.

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