# Amputations at TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2016065629` · 6/23/2016 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIRCLE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33604
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was injured while operating a saw to cut a plastic sheet. The employee's hand slipped resulting in the employee's right thumb being amputated near the first joint.

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