# Amputations at AFCO Industries
> OSHA SIR `2020109976` · 10/20/2020 · OLMSTED, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AFCO Industries
- **Location:** 8161 Highway 37, OLMSTED, ILLINOIS, 62970
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/20/2020 at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee was clearing scrap from a saw when their left ring finger contacted the blade. The finger was amputated below the first knuckle.

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