# Amputations at Gatesco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018033098` · 3/30/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Gatesco, Inc.
- **Location:** 8400 Broadway Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut lumber when the saw back fed and then became stuck. As he tried to unjam the saw, the blade contacted his left hand, amputating two fingers.

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