# Amputations at ARE Accessories LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087701` · 8/17/2016 · MOUNT EATON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
- **Secondary source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** ARE Accessories LLC
- **Location:** 17494, MOUNT EATON, OHIO, 44659
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a 10-inch table saw to cut a piece of 1/4-inch plywood when the plywood kicked back and caught his finger. Due to the extent of the injury, his left index finger had to be surgically amputated.

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