# Amputations at M & M Paltech, Inc. dba Paltech Enterprises of Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2022109554` · 10/7/2022 · WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** M & M Paltech, Inc. dba Paltech Enterprises of Illinois
- **Location:** 1105 Greenfield Ave., WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a chop saw when the employee's left hand became caught in the point of operation. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery and amputation of the left index finger.

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