# Amputations at Catalog Merchandising Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021801` · 2/22/2016 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Catalog Merchandising Inc.
- **Location:** 10525 Chester Road Suite'A', CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45215
- **NAICS:** 339950
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 22, 2016, while using the table saw to cut card board, the cardboard slipped and the employee's finger contacted the rotating saw blade resulting in an amputation injury.

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