# Amputations at Artifex Designs LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023088016` · 8/30/2023 · EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Artifex Designs LLC
- **Location:** 1564 Main St, EAST EARL, PENNSYLVANIA, 17519
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to rip poly lumber. As they tried to clear a piece of wood from the saw, their left thumb contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation.

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