# Amputations at W R VERMILLION COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021098210` · 9/23/2021 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** W R VERMILLION COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** 1207 South Scenic Avenue, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65802
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of wood stuck in a trim saw when his glove became caught, pulling his fingers into the blade. The employee's middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.

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