# Amputations at ALLEN COUNTY RECYCLERS INC
> OSHA SIR `20171211638` · 12/7/2017 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** ALLEN COUNTY RECYCLERS INC
- **Location:** 700 E. Wayne St., LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 7, 2017, an employee was using a table saw to cut a wooden board when the board kicked back at him. He then suffered a left index finger amputation and broken middle finger.

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