# Amputations at Sonstegard Foods of Georgia, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201212133` · 12/31/2020 · GAINESVILLE, 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sonstegard Foods of Georgia, Inc.
- **Location:** 2079 MEMORIAL PARK ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a scraper to clean a dryer chute. As the employee was cleaning the inside of the chute, the air lock blades amputated the employee's right middle, ring, and index fingers. The machine was running at the time.

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