# Amputations at Superior Lumber Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065418` · 6/13/2017 · TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Lumber Inc.
- **Location:** 2642 Sawmill Road, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a jam on the chipper machine when the employee's right hand contacted the blade, amputating a finger. The machine was energized at the time.

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