# Amputations at HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109452` · 10/12/2023 · BIRCH TREE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** HARDWOODS OF MISSOURI, LLC
- **Location:** 9920 OLD HIGHWAY 60, BIRCH TREE, MISSOURI, 65438
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a cut of marble from the rotary saw to the next station when their glove was caught in the conveyor chain. The employee's left middle finger was amputated. The machine was partially guarded at the time.

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