# Amputations at Joy Global Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015021142` · 2/4/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Joy Global Inc.
- **Location:** 4400 W. National Ave., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53214
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was using a miter saw to cut pieces of aluminum that were to be assembled into prototypes for the organization. His thumb was jerked into the saw and was cut.

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