# Amputations at Rutland Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `20161212006` · 12/30/2016 · COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Rutland Lumber Company
- **Location:** 1731 Sunset Road, COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI, 39428
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hand grinder when he saw something wrong with the guard.  When he attempted to adjust the guard, the grinder caught his gloved hand and amputated his left index finger. The grinder was still in operation at the time of the incident.

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