# Amputations at J H Findorff
> OSHA SIR `20190910146` · 9/27/2019 · DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** J H Findorff
- **Location:** 800 Compassion Way, DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53533
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a rubber band/gasket, on a battery-operated portable band saw, for the cutting blade to travel on, when his right index finger was caught by the rubber band/gasket, resulting in a fingertip amputation (no bone).

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