# Amputations involving bone loss at River City Solutions, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2024109541` · 10/14/2024 · WEST SALEM, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** River City Solutions, LLC.
- **Location:** 8916 Rainbow Highway, WEST SALEM, OHIO, 44287
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just placed a piece of wood into an upcut saw. The saw was activated while his hand was on the piece of wood (preventing the guard from closing) and amputated four fingers from his left hand.

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