# Amputations at Staples
> OSHA SIR `20161111165` · 11/23/2016 · LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Staples
- **Location:** 7701 Staples Drive, LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30122
- **NAICS:** 443142
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 23, 2016, at 12:30 a.m., an employee was repairing a conveyor belt when he needed to use oil on the chain. When he turned on the power, his left ring fingertip was amputated.

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