# Amputations at Federal Correctional Institution
> OSHA SIR `20191111773` · 11/12/2019 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Correctional Institution
- **Location:** 37900 North 45th Avenue, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85086
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 1-inch steel tube with a bandsaw. The blade caught the tubing, and the employee's left thumb was pulled in toward it. The thumb tip was amputated.

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