# Amputations at New Florence Wood Products Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023076483` · 7/19/2023 · NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** New Florence Wood Products Co.
- **Location:** 49 Stave Mill Rd., NEW FLORENCE, MISSOURI, 63363
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working on the stacker line and was re-positioning a piece of wood on a pallet as another employee was simultaneously using the controls to lift the pallet platform. The injured employee's right middle finger was pinched between the wood and the edge of the stacking bay resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip.

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