# Amputations at Wheelabrator
> OSHA SIR `20161010056` · 10/26/2016 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheelabrator
- **Location:** 1601 Executive Dr., LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut plastic wrap from a bundle of boxes and lacerated the tip of his left thumb.

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