# Amputations at Mid South Industrial Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098678` · 9/20/2023 · OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid South Industrial Inc.
- **Location:** 2027 E State Hwy 198, OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, 72370
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 20, 2023, at 8:00 AM, an employee was using a band saw to cut pipe when the saw malfunctioned. The employee was working to start the saw when a pulley grabbed their glove and pulled their right hand into the blade, amputating their little finger from the first knuckle up.

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