# Amputations at Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043969` · 4/25/2018 · ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc.
- **Location:** 501 Baptist Line Road, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting lumber on a chop saw when his right hand contacted the blade, amputating his index finger and thumb and partially amputating his middle finger.

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