# Amputations at The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020010731` · 1/23/2020 · BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Co.
- **Location:** 5433 Perkins Road, BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44146
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a saw when his hand was caught in the moving blade, resulting in a hand amputation.

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