# Amputations at EASTWARD COMPANIES BUSINESS TRUST
> OSHA SIR `2020010685` · 1/22/2020 · CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** EASTWARD COMPANIES BUSINESS TRUST
- **Location:** 12 Balfour Ln., CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02633
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw to cut wood. When he attempted to clear debris from the saw, his left hand contacted the blade causing lacerations to his left hand that resulted in an amputation. The blade was unguarded and in motion at the time of the incident.

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