# Amputations at Ohio Stave Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016087062` · 8/1/2016 · ZANESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Stave Co.
- **Location:** 1519 Sharon Avenue, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning underneath a band saw when his left-hand pointer and middle fingers were partially amputated by the saw blade. The saw was running at the time of the incident.

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