# Amputations at Architectural Glass Industries
> OSHA SIR `2023032543` · 3/21/2023 · SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Architectural Glass Industries
- **Location:** 9 Turnberry Lane, SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT, 06482
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood spacers for a countertop using a miter saw when the blade grabbed his glove and pulled his left index finger into the blade. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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