# Amputations at CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020021884` · 2/26/2020 · NOVELTY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
- **Location:** 62499 State Hwy 15, NOVELTY, MISSOURI, 63460
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting and tightening the chain links to a conveyor. The conveyor activated and the employee's right foot was caught between the chain and sprocket amputating toes.

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