# Amputations at WEYERHAEUSER
> OSHA SIR `2017021704` · 2/22/2017 · MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Milling machines
## Employer
- **Name:** WEYERHAEUSER
- **Location:** 2056 JESSIE HALL INDUSTRIAL PARK RD, MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI, 39652
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a maintenance crew put hammers back on the rotors of a hammer mill. The employee was positioning the rotor while a coworker used a bar to lift it. The rotor rotated downward while being lifted, and the employee's hand was caught in a pinch point between the key stop and frame of the rotor. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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