# Amputations at West Fraser, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129216` · 12/7/2015 · MC DAVID, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** West Fraser, Inc.
- **Location:** 401 Champion Drive, MC DAVID, FLORIDA, 32568
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee clear out a 2 x 4 piece of board on a conveyor belt.  The employee's left hand struck the metal frame of the conveyor belt resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip.

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