# Amputations at Harbel Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010330` · 1/13/2016 · ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Harbel Inc.
- **Location:** Allen Hill Farm, ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26757
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 13, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was using a compound miter saw to cut a board when the plastic guard on the saw shattered, and the guide slammed down and amputated the employee's left-hand ring finger and middle fingertip.

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