# Amputations at Hamilton Laboratory Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023098660` · 9/19/2023 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Hamilton Laboratory Solutions
- **Location:** 825 East Albert Drive, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 337127
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 19, 2023, an employee was checking a wire brush that removes material from a band saw when his hand contacted the blade. The middle finger was amputated just below the fingernail.

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