# Amputations at Rice Insulation & Glass
> OSHA SIR `2021108972` · 10/18/2021 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rice Insulation & Glass
- **Location:** 14970 Technology Ct., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33912
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When an employee turned a piece of metal during a metal cutting operation, it caught the sawblade and kicked up. This moved his index finger into the blade, which amputated part of the fingertip.

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