# Amputations at Royston Holding Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110672` · 11/11/2020 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Royston Holding Inc.
- **Location:** 785 Great Southwest Parkway, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
- **NAICS:** 541420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill press to bore a piece of wood. The drill bit caught the glove on his left hand, resulting in the amputation of his left thumb.

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