# Amputations at Demopolis Hickory Mill, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099176` · 9/29/2016 · DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Demopolis Hickory Mill, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Hickory Mill Rd., DEMOPOLIS, ALABAMA, 36732
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a band saw when her glove became trapped in the conveyor belt, which pulled her right hand under the saw blade. Her right index finger was amputated between the first and second knuckle.

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