# Amputations at Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211318` · 12/4/2016 · CLIMAX, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC
- **Location:** 1048 Old Pelham Rd, CLIMAX, GEORGIA, 39834
- **NAICS:** 115111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging the Stick Machine while it was running. His left hand contacted the saw blades resulting in amputation of the middle, index and ring fingers.

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