# Amputations at Beckwith Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2023087434` · 8/15/2023 · SLATYFORK, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Logs
## Employer
- **Name:** Beckwith Lumber Company
- **Location:** 34443 Seneca Trail, SLATYFORK, WEST VIRGINIA, 26291
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was using a chain to lift a log out of the carriage area. The chain slipped off the log and the log struck the employee's left thumb, amputating the tip.

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