# Amputations at RDS Wood Products
> OSHA SIR `2022065001` · 6/9/2022 · ARTHUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Boring, routing, notching machines
## Employer
- **Name:** RDS Wood Products
- **Location:** 236 East Co Road 575 North, ARTHUR, ILLINOIS, 61911
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a drawer notcher. While clearing sawdust build up, the employee's fingertip contacted the rotating blade, which required surgical amputation to the tip of the right index finger.

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