# Amputations at HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI
> OSHA SIR `20171110774` · 11/8/2017 · BIRCH TREE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI
- **Location:** 502 E. OLD HIGHWAY 60, BIRCH TREE, MISSOURI, 65438
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pop-up saw when he activated it via the foot pedal and his hand contacted the blade, amputating his fingers. The saw was guarded at the time.

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