# Amputations at Sierra Pacific Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212744` · 12/11/2019 · MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sierra Pacific Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 575 South Whelen Avenue, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 11, 2019, an employee was cutting wood stock with a chop saw to fabricate a window when the spinning saw blade amputated the employee's right thumb.

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