# Amputations at Columbia University Facilities and Operations
> OSHA SIR `20211210303` · 12/1/2021 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Columbia University Facilities and Operations
- **Location:** 410 West 118th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10027
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood and contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation.

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