# Amputations at Caperton Furnitureworks LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021557` · 2/19/2016 · BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Caperton Furnitureworks LLC
- **Location:** 5270 Valley Road, BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25411
- **NAICS:** 337122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 19, 2016, at approximately 8:15 a.m., an employee was cutting 6-foot lengths of fiberboard down to 43 inches using a miter saw. While holding the material with her left hand, she used her right hand to lower the blade of the saw. The blade made contact with and amputated her left thumb tip.

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