# Amputations at Free State Lumber Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016053724` · 5/3/2016 · HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Arm saws, radial arm saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Free State Lumber Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 41542 Hwy 195, HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA, 35565
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut a piece of wood. The saw cut the employee's left hand at an angle amputating his thumb and his first three fingers along with the end of his pinky finger.

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