# Amputations at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099402` · 9/11/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** 6565 Fanin St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee picked up a portable bandsaw. It activated and its blade touched his right hand, amputating the little finger up to the first knuckle.

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