# Amputations at Maibec Lumber, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016054284` · 5/17/2016 · MASARDIS, MAINE
## 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Maibec Lumber, Inc
- **Location:** 1220 Maradis Road, MASARDIS, MAINE, 04732
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing maintenance being performed on the head of a planer when his left hand contacted the planer head, amputating his left ring finger at the first joint.

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