# Amputations at Linden Lumber, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015118421` · 11/9/2015 · LINDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Linden Lumber, LLC
- **Location:** 23741 US Hwy 43, LINDEN, ALABAMA, 36748
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/08/15, an employee attempted to clear wood debris from a knot saw when the blade amputated the first digit of his right-hand middle finger.

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