# Amputations at Hach Company
> OSHA SIR `20201211488` · 12/8/2020 · LOVELAND, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hach Company
- **Location:** 5600 Lindbergh Drive, LOVELAND, COLORADO, 80538
- **NAICS:** 334516
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing initial setup of a circular saw when the blade amputated his right middle finger. The saw was not guarded at the time.

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