# Amputations at Stark Truss Company
> OSHA SIR `20191213280` · 12/30/2019 · NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Arm saws, radial arm saws
- **Secondary source:** Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Stark Truss Company
- **Location:** 25 Boneau Rd., NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood for truss assembly using a radial arm saw. The employee had a seizure while operating the saw and the tip of his left thumb was amputated.

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