# Amputations at Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043371` · 4/22/2016 · SAINT ALBANS, 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:** Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2141 MacCorkle Avenue, SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25177
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 22, 2016, at approximately 7:15 a.m., an employee was operating a notch saw. While the employee was placing a 4-foot piece of vinyl in the saw, the saw was activated by the foot pedal. The saw amputated the employee's left index finger below the nail bed.

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