# Amputations at Midwest Hardwood Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017087645` · 8/10/2017 · PARK FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Hardwood Corporation
- **Location:** 307 N. FIFTH AVE., PARK FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54552
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 10, 2017, an employee was on a feed conveyor clearing material from an overhead conveyor when the employee's left ring and middle fingers contacted the chain and sprocket. The employee's fingers had to be surgically amputated. The overhead conveyor was unguarded at the time.

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