# Amputations at Quest Civil Constructors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077662` · 7/27/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** Quest Civil Constructors, Inc.
- **Location:** 4445 N. Braeswood Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77096
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut expansion board material when his right index finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation at the bottom of his fingernail.

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