# Amputations at Modular Design+
> OSHA SIR `2021086560` · 8/5/2021 · EULESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **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:** Modular Design+
- **Location:** 1400 Westpark Way, EULESS, TEXAS, 76040
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a tube with a band saw when his glove got caught in the blade and his index finger contacted the saw, resulting in a fingertip amputation from the bottom of the nail.

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