# Amputations at R & D THIEL
> OSHA SIR `2019010642` · 1/18/2019 · BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** R & D THIEL
- **Location:** 2340 NEWBURG RD, BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS, 61008
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:15 a.m., on January 18, 2019, two employees were trying to clear jammed lumber in a saw. While one of the employees was holding up a lumber indexing guide, the saw switched to reverse feed. A 2-inch by 4-inch piece of lumber caught the bottom of the guide, moving it forward, and pinched the employee's index and little fingers. The tip of the little finger was amputated.

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