# Amputations at R & L Construction Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110582` · 11/3/2017 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R & L Construction Services Inc.
- **Location:** Becker College, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01609
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 3, 2017, an employee was rip sawing a board when it kicked back and amputated the employee's fingertip.

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