# Amputations at Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211724` · 12/10/2017 · LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
- **Location:** 1160 S. Church Avenue, LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39339
- **NAICS:** 321212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing wood from a conveyor when the employee's left arm was caught between the wood and conveyor frame. The employee's left hand was amputated just above the wrist.

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