# Amputations at W.G. Sullivan Lumber Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054685` · 5/27/2016 · NORTHPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** W.G. Sullivan Lumber Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 16213 Highway 171, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35476
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding lumber into a roller system. While he was trying to free a piece, his hand was pulled into the roller, pinching his finger between the board and the roller. His left ring finger broke and was amputated.

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