# Amputations at Carter Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2017076651` · 7/18/2017 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
## Employer
- **Name:** Carter Lumber
- **Location:** 41625 Griswold Road, ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wiping debris from the bottom of a bundle of lumber when the bundle shifted and pinched the employee's left middle finger, amputating the distal tip.

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