# Amputations at NauticStar, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211406` · 12/7/2016 · AMORY, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** NauticStar, LLC
- **Location:** 500 Waterway Dr, AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, 38821
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was training a new coworker on cutting PVC pipe when the saw blade amputated the employee's left index finger just below the first knuckle. The saw was guarded at the time.

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