# Amputations at Poco Graphite, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021721` · 2/21/2020 · DECATUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** Poco Graphite, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Old Greenwood, DECATUR, TEXAS, 76234
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a band saw and using a push stick. He placed material on the table and secured it with clamps. The material became jammed, so he moved to the other side and activated the saw blade. The saw blade caught the push stick and amputated his right index finger.

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