# Amputations at La-Z-Boy
> OSHA SIR `2018065861` · 6/14/2018 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** La-Z-Boy
- **Location:** 9482 Eastside Drive, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 337122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood furniture parts on a band saw when the moving blade struck and amputated the employee's left pinky finger.

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