# Amputations at Industrial Timber, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021954` · 2/21/2019 · MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Timber, LLC
- **Location:** 415 Devaughn Rd, MANTACHIE, MISSISSIPPI, 38855
- **NAICS:** 337122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a guard on a machine. When he went to remove the guard, the machine's belt caught and severed the tip of his thumb. The machine was turned off and locked out at the time.

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