# Amputations at W M Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018021824` · 2/22/2018 · BROOKLET, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** W M Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc
- **Location:** 15175 US Hwy 80, BROOKLET, GEORGIA, 30415
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's glove got caught in the belt drive of the chip conveyor injuring the employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

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