# Amputations at US Veterans Administration
> OSHA SIR `2020011038` · 1/31/2020 · MONTROSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** US Veterans Administration
- **Location:** 2094 Albany Posr Rd, MONTROSE, NEW YORK, 10548
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade amputated the tip of his right thumb.

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