# Amputations at Pleasant River Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2021054151` · 5/21/2021 · SANFORD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pleasant River Lumber
- **Location:** 563 New Dam Road, SANFORD, MAINE, 04073
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to free a jammed board in a sorter bin. The bin arm cycled and pinched the employee's left thumb causing a partial amputation.

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