# Amputations at Parker Construction
> OSHA SIR `20201211901` · 12/21/2020 · NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Parker Construction
- **Location:** 28 Gammell Road, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 02840
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting trim material on a table saw when a piece of wood trim became bound up in the saw, causing his hand to slip and contact the saw blade. The employee suffered an amputation to the tip of his right pinky finger.

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