# Amputations at Greenwood Gin, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211601` · 12/6/2017 · GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
## 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 during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Greenwood Gin, Inc.
- **Location:** 1320 Hwy 430, GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, 38930
- **NAICS:** 115111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing excess cotton from a lint cleaner machine when the machine turned on, amputating four of his right-hand fingers up to the first knuckle.

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