# Amputations at Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181011157` · 10/29/2018 · BEAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation
- **Location:** 441 WEST MARKET STREET, BEAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17813
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned off an optimizing panel saw, went to the back of the machine, opened the blade compartment, and attempted to remove a piece of wood. The employee's right hand then came in contact with the still-rotating main blade, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger between the first and second knuckle and lacerations to the right palm and thumb.

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