# Amputations at FERN EXPOSITION
> OSHA SIR `2015118442` · 11/9/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** FERN EXPOSITION
- **Location:** 751 WYOMING ST, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64101
- **NAICS:** 561920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 4' x 8' x 1/2" piece of gatorboard into 5" strips using a table saw when three of his left-hand fingertips were amputated, requiring surgery.

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