# Amputations at A.A. Pallet, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099346` · 9/10/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** A.A. Pallet, Inc.
- **Location:** 900 W. 49th Place, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular hand saw to trim the edge of a pallet when the saw jumped back and cut the employee across the left hand, amputating three of his fingers.

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