# Amputations at Premier Aluminum, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022076276` · 7/18/2022 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Premier Aluminum, LLC
- **Location:** 3633 South Memorial Drive, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53403
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to clean flash off an aluminum casting. The blade amputated a finger on the employee's left hand.

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