# Amputations involving bone loss at The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2025021154` · 2/5/2025 · WELLSVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** 4316 Bolivar Rd, WELLSVILLE, NEW YORK, 14895
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was maneuvering horizontal grinder screens onto a forklift. While freeing frozen screens, their right middle finger was caught between two of the screens. The employee sustained an amputation to their finger above the first knuckle and below the fingernail.

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