# Amputations at Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021064868` · 6/15/2021 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 9206 Port Union Rialto Road, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut piping. The blade caught the employee's gloves and pulled in the employee's hands, causing a finger amputation.

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