# Amputations at 1861 Southern Cremations & Funerals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010504` · 1/19/2022 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 1861 Southern Cremations & Funerals, LLC
- **Location:** 1861 Dallas Highway, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30064
- **NAICS:** 812210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing a lift that was used in a crematory. The lift was propped up with wooden blocks so that the employee could line up the holes for new bolts. One of the wooden blocks moved and the lift collapsed, amputating the employee's right ring finger just above the knuckle.

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