# Amputations at LINN-MATHES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019032735` · 3/14/2019 · 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:** LINN-MATHES INC.
- **Location:** 1240 N Washtenaw, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60622
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 14, 2019, at approximately 11:40 AM, an employee was cutting a piece of quarter stock for a trim on a residential housing unit.  As the employee cut the piece, which was approximately 3 inches in length, the employee's left hand became unstable from the wood, and the left index finger contacted the blade. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation.

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