# Amputations at New Flyer of America
> OSHA SIR `2016076888` · 7/28/2016 · DELAWARE, OHIO
## 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:** New Flyer of America
- **Location:** 3229 Sawmill Parkway, DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
- **NAICS:** 531120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a miter saw. As he pulled the miter saw blade down to make a cut, his thumb was in the path of the blade and was amputated below the first joint.

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