# Amputations at SWANSON MASONRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017109789` · 10/11/2017 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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:** Boring handtools-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** SWANSON MASONRY, INC.
- **Location:** Maryland & Gay, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63105
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's glove and left hand became caught in a rotary hammer, amputating a finger.

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