# Amputations at Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018066407` · 6/27/2018 · ORRVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwood Lumber and Pallet Inc
- **Location:** 8849 Lincoln Way E, ORRVILLE, OHIO, 44667
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a wood jam in a five-headed saw when his right hand entered the machine and contacted the blade, injuring his right thumb and resulting in a partial amputation.

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