# Amputations at Golden Valley Natural
> OSHA SIR `2016018165` · 1/22/2016 · IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
## 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:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Golden Valley Natural
- **Location:** 1740 S Yellowstone Hwy, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, 83402
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a bandsaw, an employee caught his metal glove on the blade resulting in the amputation of one inch of his left thumb.

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