# Amputations at Pallet Distributors Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022020958` · 2/1/2022 · SUGARCREEK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **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 clearing stuck wood from an upcut saw when their foot activated a pedal and their right index finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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