# Amputations at Bryant Heating and Cooling
> OSHA SIR `2020021988` · 2/24/2020 · FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Bryant Heating and Cooling
- **Location:** 300 8th Street SE, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35967
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 2x4 with a circular saw. The board twisted and the saw kicked back causing a partial amputation of the left ring finger.

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