# Amputations at Blast Cleaning Technologies
> OSHA SIR `2021064634` · 6/8/2021 · WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Blast Cleaning Technologies
- **Location:** 6682 West Greenfield Avenue, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, 53214
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut metal tubing. As the employee was wiping down the metal tube with a rag, his hand contacted the saw blade resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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