# Amputations at Tip Top Poultry
> OSHA SIR `2020077067` · 7/27/2020 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Tip Top Poultry
- **Location:** 327 Wallace Rd., MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee moved a small step stool under a stationary fan so he could reach the fan. The employee was repositioning the fan when his left hand slipped past the guard and contacted the metal fan blades. The first and third fingertips on his left hand were lacerated and the second fingertip was amputated.

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