# Amputations at Spancrete, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017087279` · 8/1/2017 · VALDERS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Spancrete, Inc
- **Location:** 2331 Spancrete Lane, VALDERS, WISCONSIN, 54245
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a lift loop block with a chop saw when his glove was caught in the blade. This resulted in partial amputation of the left thumb.

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