# Amputations at Hinchcliff Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065544` · 6/6/2018 · HENDRICKS, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Boring, routing, notching machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Hinchcliff Lumber Company
- **Location:** Route 72 South, HENDRICKS, WEST VIRGINIA, 26271
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 6, 2018, at approximately 7:15 a.m., an employee was running the stacker on the brewer line when the employee reached into the notcher head to remove stringers from the machine. The employee's right hand then made contact with rotating parts, resulting in amputations of the ring, middle, and index fingers. The machine was running and guarded 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*