# Amputations at ProVia
> OSHA SIR `20181212407` · 12/3/2018 · SUGARCREEK, OHIO
## 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:** ProVia
- **Location:** 1550 County Road 144, SUGARCREEK, OHIO, 44681
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut a 45-degree angle. The saw kicked back during the cut and the employee's hand was forced into the saw blade. The employee suffered a cut on the right palm and a partial amputation of the fifth digit of the right hand. The saw was not guarded at the time.

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