# Amputations at Ridgeway Roof Truss Company
> OSHA SIR `20161211814` · 12/20/2016 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ridgeway Roof Truss Company
- **Location:** 235 SW 11th Place, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32601
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/20/16, at approximately 8:15 p.m., an employee was processing wood into trusses on a final press machine when the machine smashed his finger. His finger was medically amputated.

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