# Amputations at Faurot Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211410` · 12/7/2016 · BOULDER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Faurot Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 5311 Western Avenue Unit 110, BOULDER, COLORADO, 80301
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting half-inch wooden boards on a table saw. When he reached out to move the fallen wood out of the way, the end of his thumb contacted the blade and was partially amputated.

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