# Amputations at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `20231110175` · 11/3/2023 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 75 Francis Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a sheet of plywood on a table saw. The saw blade caught a part of the employee's right glove, causing their hand to contact the blade. The employee suffered partial amputations to three fingers on their right hand.

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