# Amputations at Moount Vernon Mills
> OSHA SIR `2016109345` · 10/4/2016 · TRION, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Moount Vernon Mills
- **Location:** 91 Fourth St, TRION, GEORGIA, 30753
- **NAICS:** 333292
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee noticed that there was lint built up on a mounted fan. He then got a paper towel and began to wipe the lint off. His finger went between the guard, and the fan blades amputated his left index fingertip. The fan was on at the time.

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