# Amputations at Kelley Manufacturing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019088559` · 8/20/2019 · TIFTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Kelley Manufacturing Co.
- **Location:** 80 Vernon Drive, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting 1/2 inch round metal rod into 4-inch pieces using a horizontal band saw. As the employee removed a piece the glove on his left hand was caught pulling his hand into the blade. Part of his left hand and two fingers were amputated by the saw blade.

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