# Amputations at Allegheny Wood Products International
> OSHA SIR `2016076897` · 7/28/2016 · BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny Wood Products International
- **Location:** 996 Moyers Road, BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA, 26525
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tried to free up a cam follower by turning the belt system. The cam follower loosened and turned very quickly, catching and lacerating the employee's right little finger, with a possible fingertip amputation.

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