# Amputations at Justin Shrum dba All Pallet Service
> OSHA SIR `2018033087` · 3/30/2018 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Justin Shrum dba All Pallet Service
- **Location:** 1459 State Street, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/30/2018, an employee was operating a chop saw when the employee's left hand contacted the blade, requiring a surgical amputation of the index finger.

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