# Amputations at Direct Lumber and Door of Colorado
> OSHA SIR `2016032540` · 3/25/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Direct Lumber and Door of Colorado
- **Location:** 1530 E 64th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80225
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually feeding 2x4 wood members into a saw when wood cutoffs began interfering with the machine's operation. While attempting to rearrange the wood cutoff debris, his left hand contacted the rotating 10-inch sawblade, amputating one finger and injuring two others.

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