# Amputations at Northeast Building Products
> OSHA SIR `2019065761` · 6/7/2019 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northeast Building Products
- **Location:** 327 East Chew Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19120
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A saw activated while an employee was checking for an air leak, and the rotating blade amputated part of the employee's right thumb.

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