# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2024032149` · 3/8/2024 · SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stationary saws  table
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 1601 Brenner Ave., SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, 28144
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At about 4:00 p.m. on March 8, 2024, an employee was using a table saw and his hand contacted the blade, resulting in amputation of the tip of his thumb.

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