# Amputations at Capform Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098455` · 9/7/2016 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Capform Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Pinellas Street, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33756
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut 2x4 pieces of wood when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's left hand, amputating the ring finger at the middle joint and the middle finger just below the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized.

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