# Amputations at Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019065543` · 6/3/2019 · LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Winston Plywood & Veneer, LLC
- **Location:** 1160 S. Church Avenue, LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 39339
- **NAICS:** 321212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of wood from the off end of a wood dryer. The employee's right hand was caught in the dryer's chain and sprocket; four fingertips were amputated.

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