# Amputations at Gator Joist
> OSHA SIR `2016045850` · 4/20/2016 · POTTSVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Gator Joist
- **Location:** 7135 Highway 64 East, POTTSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72858
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to change a table saw's blade. Before doing so, he cut another piece of wood. As he finished cutting the board, the lumber shifted and his left hand was caught in the blade, amputating the last three fingertips on his left hand. The saw's automatic feed guard was removed at the time of the incident.

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