# Amputations at John W. Danforth Company
> OSHA SIR `2017043674` · 4/24/2017 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** John W. Danforth Company
- **Location:** 233 Weiland Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14615
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a portable cutting and beveling tool to cut a bevel on the end of a 24" schedule 120 pipe. The employee's gloved hand was caught and pulled between the beveling die and the pipe causing a partial amputation of the left index finger.

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