# Amputations at Tri Star Masonry
> OSHA SIR `2018066474` · 6/28/2018 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri Star Masonry
- **Location:** 59 W Las Vegas St., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood with a saw. The saw kicked back and caught his glove and amputated his left pinky finger.

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