# Amputations at Arkansas Wood Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054764` · 5/30/2023 · KNOXVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Arkansas Wood Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 24673 Highway 64, KNOXVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72845
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing wood from the waste conveyor when they tripped and their left hand became caught in the conveyor sprocket and chain. The employee's little, ring, middle, and index fingers were amputated.

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