# Amputations at Allegheny Wood Products
> OSHA SIR `2018077806` · 7/31/2018 · BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny Wood Products
- **Location:** 212 Resource Drive, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting the ends off boards with a circular saw. After cutting the board, he slid it back with his hand and his left middle finger was caught between the board and a chain, resulting in a possible partial fingertip amputation.

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