# Amputations at Growmark, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017098749` · 9/12/2017 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Growmark, Inc.
- **Location:** 240 Ashland St., MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 12, 2017, an employee amputated his right ring fingertip while cutting square steel tubing on a band-saw.

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