# Amputations involving bone loss at Spears Manufacturing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2024043543` · 4/24/2024 · JEROME, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Stationary saws  band
- **Secondary source:** Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
## Employer
- **Name:** Spears Manufacturing Co.
- **Location:** 2152 S Lincoln Ave, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a PVC pipe into a band saw when the pipe shattered and their hand contacted the saw blade. Four fingers were amputated.

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