# Amputations at Idaho Forest Group
> OSHA SIR `2015010062` · 1/4/2015 · ATHOL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Handrails, banisters
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Idaho Forest Group
- **Location:** 4447 E. Chilco Rd., ATHOL, IDAHO, 83801
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee climbed up on a handrail and slipped while cleaning snow off of the framework and guard of a chip belt conveyor. Employee suffered amputation of the right index finger.  Employee was seen at Kootenai Health and was released as an out-patient.

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