# Amputations at Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043959` · 4/17/2019 · PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Evergreen Lumber and Truss, Inc.
- **Location:** 84 Central Industrial Row, PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI, 39475
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting lumber with a portable circular saw when it kicked back. The saw blade struck the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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