# Amputations at Hope Timber Pallet & Recycling, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054892` · 5/27/2020 · NEWARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hope Timber Pallet & Recycling, LLC
- **Location:** 141 Union Street, NEWARK, OHIO, 43055
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 27, 2020, an employee was operating an automated trim saw. When the employee tried to remove a piece of wood, the saw blade caused an amputation to the employee's right thumb, index finger, and middle finger.

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