# Amputations at Pal-Serv of Dallas
> OSHA SIR `20181010226` · 10/3/2018 · BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pal-Serv of Dallas
- **Location:** 2150 S Peach Tree Road, BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75180
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chop saw to cut two-by-four plywood. The employee's fingers came into contact with the saw, causing an amputation to the left middle, ring, and little fingers.

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