# Amputations at Flexsteel Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098404` · 9/6/2016 · HARRISON, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Flexsteel Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 608 Hwy 62-65N, HARRISON, ARKANSAS, 72601
- **NAICS:** 337121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned off a circular saw to remove cotton batting from the blade. Their finger contacted the moving saw blade and the finger was amputated above the nailbed.

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