# Amputations at RE Lowell Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2017054385` · 5/15/2017 · BUCKFIELD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** RE Lowell Lumber
- **Location:** 132 North Hill Road, BUCKFIELD, MAINE, 04220
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of wood while working at an edger machine when his pinky finger contacted the trim saw blade and was amputated.

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