# Amputations at Blanchflower Lumber Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015108149` · 10/22/2015 · ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Blanchflower Lumber Corp.
- **Location:** 59 Library Ave., ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03602
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting pallets with a chop saw. The employee was clearing a piece of wood and amputated two fingers when his gloved hand was pulled into the running blade.

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