# Amputations at Summerford Pallet Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021732` · 2/23/2023 · ASHFORD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Summerford Pallet Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 353 Ashford Industrial DR, ASHFORD, ALABAMA, 36312
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disassembling a pallet when his right hand came in contact with the blade of a band saw, resulting in a right ring finger amputation.

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