# Amputations at West Virginia Split Rail
> OSHA SIR `2018088169` · 8/9/2018 · BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Boring, routing, notching machines
## Employer
- **Name:** West Virginia Split Rail
- **Location:** 16 LUMBER STREET, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 08/09/2018, at approximately 9:00 PM, an employee was cleaning the belt of a notcher when his right middle finger was caught between the belt and pulley of the notcher, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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