# Amputations at Opportunity Development Centers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032064` · 3/3/2020 · PLOVER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Opportunity Development Centers, Inc.
- **Location:** 2400 Willow Drive, PLOVER, WISCONSIN, 54467
- **NAICS:** 624310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The operator of the up-cut saw pressed the lever to lock down the guard and start the saw cycle. As the guard was lowered an employee, who was responsible for take-off, reached to adjust the wood that was being cut. The blade contacted his right thumb, amputating the tip.

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