# Amputations at Buffalo Lumber and Tie, Co
> OSHA SIR `20181010476` · 10/10/2018 · FOUNTAIN CITY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Buffalo Lumber and Tie, Co
- **Location:** S2941 Indian Creek Rd, FOUNTAIN CITY, WISCONSIN, 54629
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 10, 2018, an employee was resting his hand on the belt and pulley of a sawdust removal system while attaching a chain when his hand made contact with the pulley, resulting in the removal of a portion of his thumb.

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