# Amputations at ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015108119` · 10/30/2015 · WEST PLAINS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY
- **Location:** 508 W. Thornburgh Street, WEST PLAINS, MISSOURI, 65775
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A worker was operating a chop saw and amputated the tip of his right middle finger when his finger was pulled into the saw along with the wood to be cut.

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