# Amputations at POCO GRAPHITE
> OSHA SIR `2019033178` · 3/27/2019 · DECATUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** POCO GRAPHITE
- **Location:** 300 OLD GREENWOOD ROAD, DECATUR, TEXAS, 76234
- **NAICS:** 335991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a block of graphite with a bandsaw. The saw amputated the employee's left thumb right above the knuckle.

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