# Amputations at Superior Forge and Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017054651` · 5/23/2017 · NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Forge and Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 597 Commerce Avenue, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
- **NAICS:** 333519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a band saw. The employee stopped to use an air gun to blow excess metal chips from the area when his glove was caught on the running saw blade. His right hand was pulled into the saw blade, amputating his index finger.

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