# Amputations at Sauder Woodworking Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018099607` · 9/17/2018 · ARCHBOLD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sauder Woodworking Co.
- **Location:** 502 MIDDLE ST., ARCHBOLD, OHIO, 43502
- **NAICS:** 337125
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to clear out a rotary valve on a dust collection system when the valve struck his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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