# Amputations at Kellex Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2020032309` · 3/11/2020 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kellex Corp.
- **Location:** 121 N. Industrial Road, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38801
- **NAICS:** 337127
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an upcut saw and contacted the blade with their left hand resulting in amputation of the left thumb and a hand injury.

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