# Amputations at General Pallets - Fort Smith Facility
> OSHA SIR `2016065142` · 6/10/2016 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Pallets - Fort Smith Facility
- **Location:** 611 South 4th St, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a stack of boards behind the chamfer machine when the machine malfunctioned, causing the sawblades to throw the boards. The boards slammed onto the employee's left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.

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