# Amputations at Chief Industries
> OSHA SIR `2016021472` · 2/17/2016 · AURORA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Arm saws, radial arm saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Chief Industries
- **Location:** 111 Grant Street, AURORA, NEBRASKA, 68818
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting material on a radial arm saw. As the employee attempted to grab material with the right hand, the saw was activated with the pneumatic foot pedal. The saw contacted the employee's wrist and amputated the right hand.

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