# Amputations at Sutton Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2017065110` · 6/5/2017 · AMITY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sutton Lumber
- **Location:** 106 Coker Rd., AMITY, ARKANSAS, 71921
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 5, 2017, an employee was picking up end pieces of lumber behind a 16-inch double-end trim saw and throwing them onto a conveyor that leads to a grinder when the employee's hand contacted the bottom side of the saw blade. The blade cut his pinky finger, which had to be surgically amputated.

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