# Amputations at M/T Oakwood Tire
> OSHA SIR `2017054743` · 5/25/2017 · GAINESVILLE, 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** M/T Oakwood Tire
- **Location:** 3120 Atlanta Highway, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking a noise under the hood of a vehicle in the belt area. A coworker started the car while the employee's hand was touching the belt. The belt and pulley then amputated his left index finger to the first joint.

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