# Amputations at KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC
> OSHA SIR `2016087803` · 8/19/2016 · BIRNAMWOOD, WISCONSIN
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** KERSTEN LUMBER CO INC
- **Location:** 295 HWY 45, BIRNAMWOOD, WISCONSIN, 54414
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 19, 2016, an employee was repairing a chain when the actuator pin on the chain caught his finger and pulled his hand into the sprocket. His right-hand middle and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.

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