# Amputations at Arconic Power and Propulsion
> OSHA SIR `2017099101` · 9/22/2017 · WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Arconic Power and Propulsion
- **Location:** 6200 Central Freeway, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76305
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut scrap castings to fit into the recycling bin. The employee's hand was pulled in and caught between the hand tool and a rubber mat resulting in amputation to the first knuckle of the left index finger and lacerations to the middle finger.

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