# Amputations at Tri-steel Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2018099523` · 9/14/2018 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Tri-steel Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 3001 North Washington Street, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the blade tension on a band saw when the blade amputated the employee's fingertip. The band saw was running at the time of the incident.

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