# Amputations at Penn Waste Pittsburgh
> OSHA SIR `2019021735` · 2/15/2019 · MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Waste Pittsburgh
- **Location:** 19 Furnace Street Extension, MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15136
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a band saw when the blade came down on his thumb causing an amputation.

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