# Amputations at Ed Arey & Sons
> OSHA SIR `20181011077` · 10/26/2018 · BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ed Arey & Sons
- **Location:** 5357 Clarksburg Rd, BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26201
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the blade of a head saw when the employee's right index finger was caught in the blade and amputated. The saw was running at the time.

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