# Amputations at DW Distribution, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010806` · 1/24/2018 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DW Distribution, Inc.
- **Location:** 1220 E. Center Park Blvd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75115
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a miter saw when it became jammed with material. As he attempted to unjam the saw, his fingers were caught by the blades, amputating his right ring fingertip.

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