# Amputations at Excel Interior Door
> OSHA SIR `2023075989` · 7/6/2023 · HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Interior Door
- **Location:** 1101 Young Drive Southeast, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, 35640
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a wooden board near a table saw. The board was not evenly weighted, causing the employee to drop the board. As they reached for the board and extended their arm, the employee's right hand contacted the moving table saw blade. Their right index finger was amputated at the distal joint.

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