# Amputations at Hixson Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2015096323` · 9/1/2015 · HILLSBORO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Hixson Lumber
- **Location:** 1575 School St., HILLSBORO, ILLINOIS, 62049
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading plywood into a truck when his fingertip got smashed between the sheets of plywood. While pulling his finger out, the tip of the skin on his left ring finger tore off.

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