# Amputations at Watsontown Brick
> OSHA SIR `2015129352` · 12/10/2015 · WATSONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Watsontown Brick
- **Location:** 86 Port May Road, WATSONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17777
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting brick using an automated saw when his finger went under the saw blade. His right index finger was amputated below the fingernail.

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