# Amputations at Veritas Steel, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2021119926` · 11/16/2021 · PALATKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Veritas Steel, LLC.
- **Location:** 211 Comfort Rd, PALATKA, FLORIDA, 32177
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2021, an employee was working with a band saw. He was correcting a piece mark when the rag used to wipe it off became caught in the band saw and the employee's fingertip was amputated.

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