# Amputations at Potlatchdeltic
> OSHA SIR `2019099830` · 9/19/2019 · WALDO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Potlatchdeltic
- **Location:** 1720 Hwy 82 West, WALDO, ARKANSAS, 71770
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving 20-hp electric motor weighing approximately 280 lbs. The employee was sliding the motor on the floor in the storage area using their foot and guiding it with their hands. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft of the motor they were moving and a stationary motor resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger.

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