# Amputations at Delbene Brothers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021606` · 2/12/2019 · OCALA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Delbene Brothers, Inc.
- **Location:** 9449 NW 63rd Street, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34482
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A carpenter was using a 7.25 inch circular saw to cut a 2 x 4  wooden board that will be used to construct a barn. The circular saw kicked back causing the amputation of the right tip of his thumb including bone loss.

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