# Amputations at US Lumber Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020076854` · 7/21/2020 · DULUTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Lumber Group, LLC
- **Location:** 3312 North Berkeley Lake Rd, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw equipped with a dado blade to cut a notch in a board. When the employee turned on the saw, the dado blade caught the board and kicked it back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the dado blade. Three fingertips were amputated.

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