# Amputations at Hixson Lumber Sales Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016021759` · 2/27/2016 · PLUMERVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Cans
## Employer
- **Name:** Hixson Lumber Sales Inc
- **Location:** 125 Hixson Road, PLUMERVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72127
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting metal bands into a trash can when his left index finger was caught between the steel cans, partially amputating the finger at the nail.

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