# Amputations at Weyerhaeuser
> OSHA SIR `2017088222` · 8/26/2017 · BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Weyerhaeuser
- **Location:** 41 TJM Drive, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
- **NAICS:** 321213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually rotating a chipper drum when his left middle finger was caught between the bit and diverter plate, amputating his fingertip. The chipper drum was locked out at the time.

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