# Amputations at Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210390` · 12/3/2021 · SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 1510 West Oliver Street, SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57783
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was "papering" lumber rolls while the lumber was on conveyor belts, being guided to a forklift receiving area. The guide rails on the conveyor belt caught the employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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