# Amputations at LDV, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077429` · 7/23/2018 · BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** LDV, Inc.
- **Location:** 180 Industrial Drive, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53105
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing metal chips or shavings from a horizontal band saw cutting table when his gloved hand made contact with the saw blade. His hand was pulled into the blade and drive wheel, resulting in an amputation of his right pinky finger at approximately the second joint.

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