# Amputations at Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022054368` · 5/19/2022 · POUND, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Patz Pallet Service a Division of MPD Pallet Acquisition Co. LLC
- **Location:** N4158 19th Rd., POUND, WISCONSIN, 54161
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 19, 2022, while two employees were clearing a jam on a rip saw, the roller came down and released the board. An employee's right middle finger was pinched between the board and the equipment, resulting in an amputation before the first knuckle.

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