# Amputations at Permasteelisa North America Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2017065095` · 6/5/2017 · WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Permasteelisa North America Corp.
- **Location:** 123 Day Hill Road, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06095
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a metal cutting band saw while wearing gloves. The blade of the saw caught the glove and then amputated the employee's middle fingertip.

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