# Amputations at KOSWIRE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018010750` · 1/23/2018 · FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** KOSWIRE, INC.
- **Location:** 4600 CANTRELL ROAD, FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA, 30542
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to remove product from a line when his left ring finger was caught between the crane hook and the product carrier, resulting in a partial amputation.

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