# Amputations at Certified Roses Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211210995` · 12/22/2021 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Certified Roses Inc
- **Location:** 10126 U.S. 69, TYLER, TEXAS, 75706
- **NAICS:** 926140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to trim the tops off bare-root roses. The employee turned off the saw to remove debris and a blade, still moving, contacted the inside of the employee's right middle finger at the top joint. The top of the finger was medically amputated.

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