# Amputations at CLM PALLET RECYCLING
> OSHA SIR `20161211649` · 12/14/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** CLM PALLET RECYCLING
- **Location:** 8502 Delport Drive, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63114
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/14/16, an employee was operating a horizontal band saw when the blade moved unexpectedly, amputating the left ring fingertip and lacerating the left middle finger.

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