# Amputations at Southwest Research Institute
> OSHA SIR `2015118346` · 11/5/2015 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Research Institute
- **Location:** 6220 Culebra Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
- **NAICS:** 541712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of polycarbonate board with a miter saw. While operating the saw, the employee cut his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated at the hospital.

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