# Amputations at Trojan Battery Company
> OSHA SIR `20161110334` · 11/2/2016 · SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Trojan Battery Company
- **Location:** 3012 George J. Lyons Parkway, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 31082
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a chain and sprocket inside a welder machine conveyor when a coworker started the machine from the other end while the employee's hand was still inside. His left fourth fingertip was amputated.

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