# Amputations at Weyerhaeuser Company, Bruce, MS.
> OSHA SIR `2021032370` · 3/19/2021 · BRUCE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Weyerhaeuser Company, Bruce, MS.
- **Location:** 289 S. Pontotoc, BRUCE, MISSISSIPPI, 38915
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing out sawdust from a rotary feeder. The employee's right middle finger was caught by a paddle wheel inside the feeder, causing the amputation of the fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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