# Amputations at Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043961` · 4/17/2019 · ORRVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc.
- **Location:** 8849 Lincoln Way E, ORRVILLE, OHIO, 44667
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing uneven wood on a nailing machine conveyor when the conveyor started moving. His right middle finger was caught between two pallets. When he pulled his hand out, his right middle fingertip was lacerated, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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