# Amputations at Munson Machinery Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021238` · 2/10/2021 · UTICA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Munson Machinery Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 210 Seward Ave., UTICA, NEW YORK, 13502
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a radial table saw when his glove became caught in the blade pulling his right thumb into the point of operation and causing a thumb tip amputation. The saw was unguarded at the time.

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