# Amputations at WVSR, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021689` · 2/24/2016 · BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WVSR, Inc.
- **Location:** 16 Lumber Street, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
- **NAICS:** 113310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 24, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee placed a 64-inch post in the saw. The blade hit a knot in the post and pulled the employee's hand into the blade, amputating the left thumb tip.

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