# Amputations at The Hardy Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023098202` · 9/6/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hardy Corporation
- **Location:** 1515 6th Avenue South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35233
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a powered saw to cut excess all-thread that was preventing him from placing insulation around a copper pipe. The employee was using his right hand to operate the saw while holding the all-thread with his left hand. The saw slipped and contacted with his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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