# Amputations at ADOLFSON & PETERSON CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `2018021235` · 2/6/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** ADOLFSON & PETERSON CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** 2373 15th St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2x4 when he contacted the blade, resulting in an amputation to his left index finger.

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