# Amputations at Konz Wood Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098827` · 9/25/2023 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Konz Wood Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 616 N. Perkins St, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54914
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 25, 2023, employees were flipping over a particle board that measured 5 feet by 8 feet. The particle board fell onto the injured employee's hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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