# Amputations at KyKenKee, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015053269` · 5/29/2015 · VANCE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** KyKenKee, Inc.
- **Location:** 18719 Highway 11 N, VANCE, ALABAMA, 35490
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing, compressing, and bolting together large 6x6 or 8x8 cut lumber. The employee's right hand was between two of the boards when the compression began, resulting in a severe crush and subsequent amputation to the second digit of the right pinky.

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