# Amputations at Creative Pultrusions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032026` · 3/3/2017 · ALUM BANK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Creative Pultrusions, Inc.
- **Location:** 214 Industrial Lane, ALUM BANK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15521
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a table-top miter saw when his glove got caught in the saw blade, pulling his left fifth finger into the saw blade. A physician later amputated part of the employee's finger.

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