# Amputations at THE PIKE COMPANY INC
> OSHA SIR `2022097993` · 9/9/2022 · FRANKLINVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** THE PIKE COMPANY INC
- **Location:** 8114 NY State Route 16, FRANKLINVILLE, NEW YORK, 14737
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting 10-foot lengths of 3/4-inch PVC pipe using a compound miter saw. The employee's left hand contacted the sawblade, which amputated his index finger and lacerated his thumb, a tendon, and blood vessels.

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