# Amputations at Georgia-Pacific
> OSHA SIR `2023065327` · 6/16/2023 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Formers-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific
- **Location:** 4411 Midland Blvd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 16, 2023, at 7:45 AM, an employee was operating a plate forming press and went to remove a piece of tape from inside the machine. The machine cycled and amputated their left ring fingertip.

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