# Amputations at Accurate Metal Sawing Service Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016076003` · 7/5/2016 · MENTOR, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Accurate Metal Sawing Service Co.
- **Location:** 8989 Tyler Blvd., MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a band saw in automatic mode when the clamp closed on his thumb tip as he attempted to grab a part. When he pulled his thumb tip out, the skin and nail were amputated.

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