# Amputations at White Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2019054637` · 5/7/2019 · RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** White Construction Company
- **Location:** 661 Sonny Brook Rd, RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, 39157
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood blocks with a circular saw and lacerated their left ring finger. The finger was medically amputated at the first joint.

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