# Amputations at TIMBERLINE FISHERIES CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016032275` · 3/15/2016 · MARION, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** TIMBERLINE FISHERIES CORPORATION
- **Location:** 201 EAST TIMBERLINE ROAD, MARION, ILLINOIS, 62959
- **NAICS:** 424990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting egg crates using a band saw. While attempting to remove a small scrap from the cutting area, she swept her hand backward into the saw blade, partially amputating her left middle finger at the second knuckle.

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