# Amputations at Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110809` · 11/17/2016 · NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 515 N. Railroad, NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS, 60164
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee using a table saw to cut wood. The saw blade amputated his right pinky fingertip as he was adjusting the saw guide with a hammer. The blade was not guarded at the time.

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