# Amputations at Shuqualak Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `20161211240` · 12/1/2016 · SHUQUALAK, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Shuqualak Lumber Company
- **Location:** 87 Oak Street, SHUQUALAK, MISSISSIPPI, 39361
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to blow dust off the photo eye at the stacker machine when his glove was caught in the chain tensioner, severing his left ring fingertip. The machine was unguarded and operating at the time of the incident.

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