# Amputations at Thomas Company
> OSHA SIR `2020066111` · 6/30/2020 · LONGPORT, NEW JERSEY
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas Company
- **Location:** 105 North Woodcreat, LONGPORT, NEW JERSEY, 08403
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw when it bound up in the wood.  The employee pulled the saw up and it released, cutting the fingers on his left hand and resulting in an amputation of his left ring finger.

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