# Amputations at Sauder Woodworking Co.
> OSHA SIR `20191112247` · 11/26/2019 · ARCHBOLD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Sauder Woodworking Co.
- **Location:** 502 MIDDLE ST., ARCHBOLD, OHIO, 43502
- **NAICS:** 337125
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reaching to operate a lever on a hopper that had been raised by a forklift. The hopper shifted and pinched the employee's left ring finger against the forklift fork. The end of the finger was amputated.

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