# Amputations at Harvard University
> OSHA SIR `2018088278` · 8/13/2018 · JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Harvard University
- **Location:** 125 Arborway, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02130
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation to his right thumb while operating a table saw.

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