# Amputations at Thomson Plastic, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010646` · 1/22/2016 · THOMSON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomson Plastic, Inc.
- **Location:** 130 Quality Dr., THOMSON, GEORGIA, 30824
- **NAICS:** 424610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reconnecting a 20-pound cooling fan located 8 inches above the floor when the fan slipped and pinched the employee's right index finger between the blade and the floor. The finger was amputated.

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