# Amputations at Bexar Concrete Works, Inc. LTD
> OSHA SIR `2018021384` · 2/9/2018 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Bexar Concrete Works, Inc. LTD
- **Location:** 19440 Judson Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78259
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a table saw operator cut 6-inch blocks when the employee's right hand entered the cutting area and contacted the blade, amputating the thumb below the nail. The saw was guarded at the time.

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