# Amputations at Brown Forman
> OSHA SIR `2017065116` · 6/5/2017 · WELLSTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Brown Forman
- **Location:** 648 Salem Rd, WELLSTON, OHIO, 45692
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to move a half log with a pickaroon when the pickaroon slipped. The employee's pinky fingertip was then crushed and amputated between the wooden pickaroon handle and a log guide.

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