# Amputations at ROCHESTER SHOE TREE CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065748` · 6/27/2016 · ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.
## Employer
- **Name:** ROCHESTER SHOE TREE CO., INC.
- **Location:** 1 CEDAR LANE, ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03217
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left index finger was amputated while operating a wood chop saw to cut pant bars for hangers.

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