# Amputations at Limbach Company
> OSHA SIR `2018032611` · 3/16/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Limbach Company
- **Location:** 822 Cleveland Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43201
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut angle iron when their glove was caught in the saw 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*