# Amputations involving bone loss at American Wood Fibers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010292` · 1/11/2024 · CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Conveyors  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** American Wood Fibers, Inc.
- **Location:** 2500 Owens Road, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, 43113
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was working to unclog a conveying system. He bent over to pick up a tool from the ground and attempted to steady himself using the machine's airlock. The machine actuated and amputated four fingers from his left hand. The airlock was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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