# Amputations at Suzukaku USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043160` · 4/7/2017 · BUCHANAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Suzukaku USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 20 Suzukaku Circle, BUCHANAN, GEORGIA, 30113
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut metal recreational vehicle parts. He was changing from cutting one type of part to another when he saw some of the old material inside the guard of the machine. As he attempted to remove the material, the saw blade amputated his left ring finger.

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