# Amputations at OMEGA Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2016076441` · 7/16/2016 · CALDWELL, IDAHO
## 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:** OMEGA Manufacturing
- **Location:** 710 S Simplot Blvd, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83605
- **NAICS:** 336214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting material for RV trailer manufacturing using a foot controlled chop saw. When he hit the control with his foot the upcut saw amputated three fingers on the right hand.

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