# Amputations at Neosho Smoke LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098647` · 9/19/2023 · NEOSHO, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Neosho Smoke LLC
- **Location:** 4251 Doniphan Drive, NEOSHO, MISSOURI, 64850
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a piece of wood to clear a jam on a firewood processing machine. His hand was caught between a wedge and a piece of wood, resulting in three left finger amputations.

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