# Amputations at Ramco Specialties, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088596` · 8/20/2019 · HUDSON, OHIO
## 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:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Ramco Specialties, Inc.
- **Location:** 5445 HUDSON INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, HUDSON, OHIO, 44236
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rag to wipe off oil on a part that was being cut by a horizontal band saw. The saw blade caught the rag and pulled the employee's hand into the saw, resulting in a partial amputation of his right fifth fingertip.

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