# Amputations at Millard Lumber Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054903` · 5/14/2019 · WAVERLY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Millard Lumber Inc.
- **Location:** 11200 N. 148th St, WAVERLY, NEBRASKA, 68462
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a high-speed, automated robotic component saw. After running a series of parts through the saw, the employee rested his right hand on the lumber feed conveyor, which pinched his right index finger, 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*