# Amputations at Heim Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099597` · 9/17/2018 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **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:** Heim Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a wood wedge when the saw struck a knot in the wood and kicked back, partially amputating the employee's thumb tip.

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