# Amputations at Shaw Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065889` · 6/27/2017 · CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Shaw Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 616 Duvall Road, CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA, 30705
- **NAICS:** 326192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to manually adjust the position of a wall hanging fan when two of her fingers entered the cage and were struck by the metal fan blades. She suffered lacerations and a partial right ring finger amputation.

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