# Amputations at Atco Rubber Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010693` · 1/23/2017 · PLAINVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Atco Rubber Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 185 County Line Road, PLAINVILLE, GEORGIA, 30733
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a packer machine when he attempted to grab a piece of flex duct that was hanging from the back. His right index finger was caught and amputated by the machine, and his middle finger was cut.

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