# Amputations at Assateague Island National Seashore
> OSHA SIR `20201110763` · 11/13/2020 · WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Assateague Island National Seashore
- **Location:** 34326 Chincoteaque Road, WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA, 23337
- **NAICS:** 712190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a piece of sheeting on a table saw. The sheeting began to lift; while the employee was pushing it down, the blade amputated the tips of his left ring and middle fingers.

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