# Amputations at Supercon, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021087451` · 8/30/2021 · SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Supercon, Incorporated
- **Location:** 830 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
- **NAICS:** 331422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 30, 2021, an employee was operating a stationary electric bandsaw when the saw blade amputated the employee's fingertip.

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