# Amputations at Lytle Signs, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032518` · 3/24/2021 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lytle Signs, Inc.
- **Location:** 1925 KIMBERLY ROAD, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 339950
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jointer to cut an acrylic piece. As he was reaching to adjust the wheel with his right hand, the machine was activated and its blades made contact with the fingers on his left hand. They amputated the top half of the index finger to the first distal knuckle, as well as severely lacerating the middle fingertip.

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