# Amputations at Western Paper Distributors
> OSHA SIR `2016066951` · 6/14/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Paper Distributors
- **Location:** 11551 E 45th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee got a splinter in his finger that later became infected. The finger was amputated as a result.

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