# Amputations at Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211951` · 12/27/2016 · CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 2655 Molly Pitcher Highway South, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17202
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to rip small pieces of 2x4 for a form when his left index finger contacted the running blade, amputating the first knuckle. The saw was guarded 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*