# Amputations at Dartmouth College
> OSHA SIR `2018022000` · 2/27/2018 · HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Dartmouth College
- **Location:** Heating Plant, HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03755
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting pipe with a band saw when his middle finger contacted the blade, amputating his fingertip.

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