# Amputations at Rufus Deering Lumber Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016076748` · 7/25/2016 · PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Rufus Deering Lumber Co.
- **Location:** 383 Commercial Street, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04101
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a chain-link gate when his middle fingertip became caught in the gate roller and was amputated.

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