# Amputations at 84 Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2023021162` · 2/6/2023 · LORETTO, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** 84 Lumber
- **Location:** 134 Timothy Drive, LORETTO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15940
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move a unit of lumber. He was adjusting the lumber to set it down on a small wooden dryer. The load was a few inches off the ground when it shifted and came down on his right index finger. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip.

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