# Amputations at GC Pallet and Storage Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022032671` · 3/25/2022 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** GC Pallet and Storage Inc
- **Location:** 960 E 5th Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43201
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bandsaw during a pallet disassembly. A kickback caused the employee to be pulled into the bandsaw and suffer multiple finger amputations.

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