# Amputations at Diamond 'S' Builders, L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2021032035` · 3/8/2021 · MAUREPAS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Diamond 'S' Builders, L.C.
- **Location:** 15810 Joe Loupe Ln, MAUREPAS, LOUISIANA, 70449
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A carpenter was ripping 1-by-4 material to the required size with a table saw. The sawblade severed his right index finger just below the second knuckle. The finger was medically amputated.

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