# Amputations at Central Garden & Pet
> OSHA SIR `2021064936` · 6/17/2021 · PEEBLES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Central Garden & Pet
- **Location:** 29 Smitten Road, PEEBLES, OHIO, 45660
- **NAICS:** 541618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a saw to cut cedar wood. The saw jammed on a piece of wood. The employee was clearing the jam when the saw cycled back down, resulting in amputation of the employee's left hand.

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