# Amputations at GARNEY CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015074443` · 7/8/2015 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** GARNEY CO., INC.
- **Location:** 4316 Stockyard Expressway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting plywood with a skill saw. He was holding the plywood with his left hand. The saw kicked back, and the lower exposed blade amputated part of his left pinky fingertip and lacerated his ring finger.

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