# Amputations at Claude Howard Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2016065116` · 6/9/2016 · STATESBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Claude Howard Lumber Company
- **Location:** 600 Park Avenue, STATESBORO, GEORGIA, 30458
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a sorter, an employee attempted to clear a board that was hung up on the back side of the sorter. The board slipped and pinched the employee's right index finger, amputating the fingertip.

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