# Amputations at Potter Lumber LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022109530` · 10/31/2022 · ALLEGANY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Logs
## Employer
- **Name:** Potter Lumber LLC
- **Location:** 3786 POTTER ROAD, ALLEGANY, NEW YORK, 14706
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 31, 2022, an employee was using a hydraulic splitter to split wood. A log (estimated 24 inches in diameter and 20 inches long) fell and crushed the employee's hand against a metal part of the splitter. The employee's left little finger was amputated.

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