# Amputations at Industrial Crating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018099300` · 9/8/2018 · SAINT PAUL, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Crating Inc
- **Location:** 413 Front St, SAINT PAUL, KANSAS, 66771
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chop saw when a piece of wood fell to the floor. As the employee was picking it up, the saw activated, amputating the employee's right middle finger and ring fingertip.

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