# Amputations at Crown Equipment
> OSHA SIR `20161211407` · 12/7/2016 · NEW BREMEN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Crown Equipment
- **Location:** 620 W. Monroe St., NEW BREMEN, OHIO, 45869
- **NAICS:** 333924
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 7, 2016, an employee was cutting metal tubing on a band saw. The employee was attempting to retrieve a part in the saw housing when the blade amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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