# Amputations at CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20191111887` · 11/15/2019 · GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** CHICAGO BLOWER CORP.
- **Location:** 1675 GLEN ELLYN RD., GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60139
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 15, 2019, an employee was attempting to fix the water hose on a vertical band saw machine when two fingertips contacted the running saw blade and were amputated.

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