# Amputations at Metals 2 Go
> OSHA SIR `2018021459` · 2/12/2018 · HEWITT, TEXAS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Metals 2 Go
- **Location:** 224 North Hewitt Dr., HEWITT, TEXAS, 76643
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the coolant hose on the vertical band saw when the coolant hose came off. As he reached for hose, his glove got caught on the blade, resulting in amputation of the right index finger.

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