# Amputations at Hottmann Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111986` · 11/18/2019 · VERONA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Hottmann Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 863 Sugar Maple Ln., VERONA, WISCONSIN, 53593
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:15 a.m. on November 18, 2019, an employee was cutting 2-by-4 wood material with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and the blade contacted the employee's thumb, partially amputating it.

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