# Amputations at Hygienic Fabrics and Filters, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010578` · 1/21/2016 · SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Hygienic Fabrics and Filters, Inc.
- **Location:** 1301 Erie Ave., SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, 53081
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was working on a band saw, the saw grabbed the employee's glove and pulled the left hand into a pinch point, amputating the index and middle fingertips.

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