# Amputations at Roper Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019065865` · 6/11/2019 · LA FAYETTE, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Roper Corporation
- **Location:** 1507 Broomtown Rd, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA, 30728
- **NAICS:** 335228
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a die changeover table with a snake chain conveyor. The e employee activated the snake chain via remote and it moved quickly, causing the employee's right index finger to be pinched between the pin and edge of the die and amputated.

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