# Cuts, lacerations at Bay Cove Human Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020032117` · 3/4/2020 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Bay Cove Human Services, Inc
- **Location:** 66 Canal Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
- **NAICS:** 623220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 4, 2020, an employee was using a table saw when he noticed that the dust collecting vacuum appeared to be clogged. He was reaching to tap the hose/vacuum when his hand hit the moving blade, severely lacerating two fingers.

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