# Amputations at Wooden Pallets Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2017076503` · 7/13/2017 · SILSBEE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Wooden Pallets Ltd.
- **Location:** 3840 Henry Read Rd., SILSBEE, TEXAS, 77656
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut blocks when his right hand contacted the blade, amputating three fingers and pinching his thumb.

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