# Amputations at ORBITAL ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2017076596` · 7/17/2017 · GAINESVILLE, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** ORBITAL ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
- **Location:** 2250 Atlanta Hwy., GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30504
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While polishing a throttle valve stem in front of a CNC lathe, an employee was caught in the machine, suffering left arm fractures, a pinky finger amputation, and damage to other left-hand fingers.

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