# Amputations at Walkers Constructing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019099777` · 9/18/2019 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Walkers Constructing Company
- **Location:** 6550 S 184th Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68135
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood for a residential deck using a chop saw. The saw amputated his left thumb.

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