# Amputations at LOZIER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2017065784` · 6/23/2017 · SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LOZIER CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2601 East Willow St, SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA, 35768
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an edge-bander that had been experiencing operational issues due to an air leak when the employee contacted the trim blade, which was still powered and moving. The blade amputated the first knuckle of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd digits on the employee's right hand.

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