# Amputations at Earle M. Jorgensen Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065807` · 6/13/2018 · LITHONIA, 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Earle M. Jorgensen Company
- **Location:** 5220 Minola Drive, LITHONIA, GEORGIA, 30038
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting steel tube to specification with a powered saw. While removing a jammed part from the saw, the employee's right middle finger was amputated by the blade.

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