# Amputations at Fluorotek USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098396` · 9/3/2020 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fluorotek USA Inc.
- **Location:** 1301 W. 13th Street, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33418
- **NAICS:** 339920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting PVC pipes with a chop saw. The saw cut off the tip of his right middle finger (with no bone loss) as he was readjusting the pipes. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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