# Amputations at Obed Carlon
> OSHA SIR `2017021706` · 2/22/2017 · KATY, 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:** Obed Carlon
- **Location:** 25222 Chalice Knolls, KATY, TEXAS, 77493
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 22, 2017, at approximately 4:00 PM, an employee was operating a circular saw to cut a small block of a 2x4 when the saw amputated his left thumb.

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