# Amputations at Multi-Wall Packaging
> OSHA SIR `2016010524` · 1/19/2016 · RUMFORD, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Multi-Wall Packaging
- **Location:** 50 Taylor Dr, RUMFORD, RHODE ISLAND, 02916
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bandsaw. He slipped on a floor mat, fell forward and his right thumb made contact with the saw blade resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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