# Amputations at Sauder Woodworking Co.
> OSHA SIR `20191010985` · 10/21/2019 · ARCHBOLD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sauder Woodworking Co.
- **Location:** 502 MIDDLE ST., ARCHBOLD, OHIO, 43502
- **NAICS:** 337125
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 21, 2019, at approximately 10:15 p.m., an employee was emptying a hopper into a hog. He used his hand to release the bottom lever when it snapped back and caught his left middle finger, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

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