# Amputations at Heartland Wood Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017065105` · 6/5/2017 · SIKESTON, MISSOURI
## 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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Wood Products, Inc
- **Location:** 121 N Interstate Dr., SIKESTON, MISSOURI, 63801
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding wood pieces into a press machine while a coworker was behind the press determining why the air hose was not operating properly. The employee's right hand entered the point of operation, crushing his hand and amputating two fingers.

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