# Amputations at Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010862` · 1/29/2016 · DEER LODGE, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc.
- **Location:** 181 Greenhouse Road, DEER LODGE, MONTANA, 59722
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to correct log material (cants). As he lifted a 6" cant, it slipped and smashed his fingertip between the cant and the chain. His fingertip was amputated.

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