# Amputations at Lackland Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `2015074952` · 7/22/2015 · LACKLAND A F B, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Lackland Air Force Base
- **Location:** 1701 Kenly Ave, LACKLAND A F B, TEXAS, 78236
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting into a sheetrock wall with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and cut the employee's left thumb around the first knuckle.

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