# Amputations at RIVER BIRCH HOMES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017099109` · 9/22/2017 · HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Wooden beams
## Employer
- **Name:** RIVER BIRCH HOMES INC.
- **Location:** 400 RIVER BIRCH DRIVE, HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA, 35564
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When assisting co-workers to move a wooden L-beam weighing 277 lbs. to the metal build table, the beam slipped and the employee tried to catch it. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right ring fingertip.

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