# Fractures at Nordson Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017088202` · 8/25/2017 · AMHERST, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Arm saws, radial arm saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Nordson Corporation
- **Location:** 444 Gordon Ave., AMHERST, OHIO, 44001
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 25, 2017, an employee was operating a radial arm circular saw to cut a wooden board when the employee's finger contacted the rotating blade, fracturing and lacerating it.

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