# Amputations at TTG Utilities
> OSHA SIR `20181010362` · 10/6/2018 · GATESVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** TTG Utilities
- **Location:** 305 Memorial Drive, GATESVILLE, TEXAS, 76528
- **NAICS:** 926130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 4-by-6 board at a 45-degree angle. The saw blade contacted a knot in the wood, causing an amputation to the employee's left index finger.

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