# Amputations at Alphacraft Construction of NY
> OSHA SIR `20190310237` · 3/21/2019 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## 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:** Alphacraft Construction of NY
- **Location:** 239 Central Park West, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10024
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a circular saw when the circular saw jumped and contacted the employee's left thumb causing a fingertip amputation.

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