# Amputations at Pleasant River Lumber, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016065360` · 6/16/2016 · SANFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Pleasant River Lumber, LLC
- **Location:** 563 New Dam Road, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fabricating a metal guard when the guard shifted. His left-hand middle finger was caught between the metal guard and a stationary object, amputating the fingertip.

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