# Amputations at Great Southern Wood Columbus Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019087934` · 8/2/2019 · COLUMBUS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Southern Wood Columbus Inc.
- **Location:** 1050 Great Southern Way, COLUMBUS, TEXAS, 78934
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a scissor lift between rows of stacked wood to apply end tags. As the lift rose, her left hand was pinched between its handrail and a stack of wood. A fingertip was amputated.

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