# Amputations at Mountain Lumber Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015097218` · 9/17/2015 · RENICK, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Mountain Lumber Company LLC
- **Location:** 386 Crane Road, RENICK, WEST VIRGINIA, 24966
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 17, 2015, at approximately 6:30pm, a worker was injured when the tip of his right index finger was pinched while changing the blade on a horizontal band saw.  Lockout was used to de-energize the machine.  As the employee manually turned the wheel to engage the blade, his finger was pinched between the wheel and the blade, resulting in amputation.

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