# Amputations at Lassiter Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `20181112180` · 11/28/2018 · SILAS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Lassiter Lumber Company
- **Location:** 1472 Hwy 17, SILAS, ALABAMA, 36919
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a belt on a driver on a re-saw machine. The machine was started up; the employee's right index finger was caught between a belt and pulley and amputated at the first joint.

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