# Amputations at RAD Engineered Wood Products
> OSHA SIR `2016031864` · 3/1/2016 · NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** RAD Engineered Wood Products
- **Location:** 531 Maple St., NESCOPECK, PENNSYLVANIA, 18635
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at approximately 6:15 AM, employees were attempting to unjam the end-matcher machine. The load chain was placed in reverse, and a lug on the chain pulled an employee's right thumb into a guarded area, amputating the tip.

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