# Amputations at McGinnis Wood Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066303` · 6/25/2018 · CUBA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood chips, sawdust
- **Secondary source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** McGinnis Wood Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 8052 Old 66 Highway, CUBA, MISSOURI, 65453
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was monitoring a wood chipper when a piece of wood was dislodged from the chipper and struck his index 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*