# Amputations involving bone loss at A.W. Hamel Stair Mfg., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024032177` · 3/11/2024 · WATERFORD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Stationary sawing machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** A.W. Hamel Stair Mfg., Inc.
- **Location:** 91 Devitt Road, WATERFORD, NEW YORK, 12188
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut a handrail post. The wood caught on the saw and the employee's left hand struck the saw blade, resulting in an amputated (medically reattached) middle finger above the middle knuckle and an amputated ring finger between the middle and first knuckle.

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