# Amputations at B & H Wholesale Fence, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043322` · 4/20/2016 · SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** B & H Wholesale Fence, LLC
- **Location:** 1900 Maxon Road Ext., SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12308
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a chop saw to cut a piece of PVC plastic on 4/20/16, an employee amputated the left thumb.

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