# Amputations at Jim C. Hamer Company
> OSHA SIR `20231010021` · 10/30/2023 · WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jim C. Hamer Company
- **Location:** 111 Mill Run Road, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, 26288
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 30, 2023, an employee was watching lumber come down from the descrambler when their finger was caught in a sprocket, resulting in a partial amputation.

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