# Amputations at Matthews International Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022042970` · 4/4/2022 · SEARCY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Matthews International Corporation
- **Location:** 501 East Lincoln St., SEARCY, ARKANSAS, 72143
- **NAICS:** 331522
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 6:00 p.m. on April 4, 2022, an employee was removing debris from a bandsaw table when his right thumb contacted the sawblade. He suffered a partial amputation.

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