# Amputations at US Dept of Army
> OSHA SIR `2019088745` · 8/22/2019 · FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** US Dept of Army
- **Location:** Bldg. A1603, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 28310
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was learning to operate a table saw and was cutting a wooden 2x4 when the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

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