# Amputations at Pallet Distributors Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021108772` · 10/12/2021 · SUGARCREEK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Pallet Distributors Inc.
- **Location:** 10143 Copperhead Road NW, SUGARCREEK, OHIO, 44681
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an upcut saw when its blade cut his right hand. He suffered a laceration to the index finger and an amputation to the thumb.

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