# Amputations at Appalachian Wood Floors
> OSHA SIR `20161110584` · 11/10/2016 · PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Appalachian Wood Floors
- **Location:** 838 Campbell Ave, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 10, 2016, an employee was cleaning glue machine rollers when his hand was pulled into the chain and sprocket area, partially amputating his ring and pinky fingers.

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