# Amputations at Northwest Hardwoods
> OSHA SIR `2018032930` · 3/26/2018 · HOPWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwest Hardwoods
- **Location:** 1152 National Pike, HOPWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15445
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a banded pack of 1-inch thick lumber boards. Immediately after cutting the band, the uneven pile of lumber fell toward him and knocked him over. His middle fingertip became trapped between two of the boards, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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