# Amputations at Manpower, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016088079` · 8/27/2016 · HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Manpower, Inc.
- **Location:** Alexandria Moulding, Inc., HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18706
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was cutting molding on a miter saw. The saw blade hit a knot and caused the wood molding to kick back. The employee's hand was pulled into the saw blade and her right index finger was amputated.

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