# Amputations at Alpine Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2022087504` · 8/23/2022 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpine Lumber
- **Location:** 2950 Walden St, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was beveling a thin piece of trim on a table saw. The trim broke at the bottom, causing the employee's glove to be pulled into the saw. The saw amputated the tip of his thumb, and he was hospitalized.

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