# Amputations at Hardwood Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2018076682` · 7/3/2018 · EXETER, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Hardwood Lumber
- **Location:** 9193 State Hwy 76, EXETER, MISSOURI, 65647
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a piece of wood that was jammed on a conveyor belt when his left hand was pulled into the moving belt, resulting in a partial ring finger amputation.

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