# Amputations at Shaw Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099990` · 9/27/2018 · LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Shaw Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 89 Westview Drive, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA, 30728
- **NAICS:** 313110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A yarn cabling operator's finger made contact with moving yarn. This caused an amputation of the tip of his left index finger.

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