# Amputations at Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021097684` · 9/7/2021 · REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** 77 North Reamstown Road, REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17567
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut off a casting. The saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb, causing an amputation to the thumb.

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