# Amputations at Midwest Stairs & Iron inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054823` · 5/30/2017 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Stairs & Iron inc.
- **Location:** 8111 W. Bradley, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting stock on a table saw when their glove was caught in the saw pulling a finger into the blade. The left pinky finger was amputated at the second knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time.

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