# Amputations at Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022043401` · 4/20/2022 · NEW LIMERICK, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
- **Location:** 240 Station Road, NEW LIMERICK, MAINE, 04761
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning inside a blender drum. The employee came out of the drum and took the pin out of the drum to reposition it. While manually turning the drum, the employee's left fingertip was caught between the belt and pulley and amputated.

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