# Amputations at Southern Alloy Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171110777` · 11/8/2017 · SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Alloy Corporation
- **Location:** 36280 US Highway 280, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a small piece of wood on a table saw and amputated his left thumb. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.

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