# Amputations at Lumberjack Pallet Recycling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087871` · 8/25/2023 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## 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:** Lumberjack Pallet Recycling LLC
- **Location:** 81 Caldwell Drive, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45216
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal band saw to dismantle a pallet. The pallet kicked back, causing the employee's left hand to go into the band saw. Their thumb, index, and middle fingers were amputated.

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