# Amputations at C & W Services
> OSHA SIR `2023032326` · 3/14/2023 · ETNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** C & W Services
- **Location:** 8591 Mink Street SW (DCM5), ETNA, OHIO, 43068
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a wooden pallet when the blade guard became stuck. The employee was holding the guard when they came in contact with the blade and sustained a fingertip amputation.

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