# Amputations at CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181212588` · 12/7/2018 · NEW LONDON, MISSOURI
## 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:** CARDWELL LUMBER, INC.
- **Location:** Cardwell Lumber Saw Mill, NEW LONDON, MISSOURI, 63459
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a board on a chop saw and lost their footing. The employee extended their left arm to regain balance and contacted the rotating blade of the chop saw resulting in an injury to the left middle finger. The end of the finger had to be medically amputated.

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