# Amputations at USA RECYCLING
> OSHA SIR `2019088085` · 8/7/2019 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** USA RECYCLING
- **Location:** 3311 Chouteau Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a trim saw to trim boards to length. He fed the board material into the discharge side of the saw at which time his glove was caught on the chain conveyor, pulling his hand into the blade. The index finger and ring finger on his right hand were severed.

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