# Amputations at J & J Log and Lumber
> OSHA SIR `20191111708` · 11/11/2019 · DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Axes, hatchets
## Employer
- **Name:** J & J Log and Lumber
- **Location:** 528 Old Route 22, DOVER PLAINS, NEW YORK, 12522
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were cleaning up debris in a yard. A piece of wood fell over as one of them was swinging an axe to split it; the other employee's left hand was caught between the wood and the axe, and the ring finger was amputated.

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