# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at WD Flooring LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010315` · 1/12/2024 · LAONA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** WD Flooring LLC
- **Location:** 5215 Mill Road, LAONA, WISCONSIN, 54541
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:15 a.m., on January 12, 2024, an employee was cutting stock lumber with a chop saw when the lumber became stuck. The employee was trying to free it when their left thumb contacted the saw blade. The thumb was partially amputated. The safety guard was not in place at the time of the incident.

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