# Amputations at W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010285` · 1/9/2018 · TUNNEL HILL, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Mulberry Road, TUNNEL HILL, GEORGIA, 30755
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was attempting to unclog a brush chipper by placing his left hand on top of the cutting wheel and using his right hand to clear out the lower portion of the cutting wheel. The wheel cleared and started turning resulting in a left ring finger amputation just below the fingernail.

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