# Amputations at LEMOYEN MILL & TIMBER
> OSHA SIR `2023043713` · 4/25/2023 · MORROW, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LEMOYEN MILL & TIMBER
- **Location:** 116 Roy Baker Road, MORROW, LOUISIANA, 71356
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the trimmer when a piece of wood/board became stuck. The employee went to remove the board and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, amputating the employee's right index fingertip and the right thumb tip.

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