# Amputations at Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055028` · 5/17/2019 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
- **Location:** Central Elementary School, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18102
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a toe kick saw to cut flooring when it struck a nail and kicked back. The employee's fingers were caught in the blade resulting in amputation of his right index finger.

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