# Amputations at Majic Plastics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022109429` · 10/27/2022 · SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Majic Plastics, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 N 9th street, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting hoses off fittings with a band saw when his glove became caught and his right thumb was pulled into the blade. The tip of his thumb was amputated.

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