# Amputations at BETHLEHEM PRECAST, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065081` · 6/5/2017 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** BETHLEHEM PRECAST, INC.
- **Location:** 835 EAST NORTH STREET, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut wood when the saw kicked back and pulled his hand into the blade, amputating his right thumb tip.

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