# Amputations at Sawco Hardwood Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011320` · 10/29/2019 · BRYANT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Log processing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Sawco Hardwood Inc.
- **Location:** N3855 Mill Rd, BRYANT, WISCONSIN, 54418
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to remove a board that was jammed in the entrance of the gang saw. On the third attempt to remove the board, the employee's arm contacted the planer head of the gang saw resulting in amputation of the right arm below the elbow.

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