# Amputations at Amerhart Limited
> OSHA SIR `2016021328` · 2/12/2016 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Amerhart Limited
- **Location:** 2455 Century Road, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54303
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 12, 2016, an employee cutting wood was brushing sawdust away from the chop saw's cutting surface when the chop saw blade caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee's hand toward it. The employee's right thumb was amputated.

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