# Amputations at Rhein-O Demolition
> OSHA SIR `2018032818` · 3/22/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Rhein-O Demolition
- **Location:** 321 Kearney St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80220
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to make vertical saw cuts in a hard wood floor for removal. The employee was using a 7.25" circular saw set at a depth of 0.75" when the tip of his glove was pulled into the rotating blade, cutting and partially amputating his left thumb at the tip.

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