# Amputations at U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2016099193` · 9/29/2016 · ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
- **Location:** 1664 Weeksville Road, ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, 27906
- **NAICS:** 926120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee severed a finger while using a stationary horizontal bandsaw to cut material. The finger had to be amputated.

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