# Amputations at Universal Forest Products, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211657` · 12/8/2017 · BERLIN, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Universal Forest Products, LLC
- **Location:** 159 Jackson Road, BERLIN, NEW JERSEY, 08009
- **NAICS:** 321992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding 2x4s into a pop-up saw by hand when his right hand contacted the blade, amputating his right thumb below the fingernail. The saw was guarded at the time.

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