# Amputations at Woodward, MPC
> OSHA SIR `2020088086` · 8/25/2020 · NILES, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Woodward, MPC
- **Location:** 6250 Howard St., NILES, ILLINOIS, 60714
- **NAICS:** 334511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of foam on a table saw. The material kicked back and the saw cut three fingers on the employee's left hand. The little finger needed partial surgical amputation.

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