# Amputations at Lowes Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021075508` · 7/6/2021 · AURORA, COLORADO
## 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:** Lowes Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** 4455 South Buckley Road, AURORA, COLORADO, 80015
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 4x4 post when the saw blade contacted his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation of approximately 40% of the finger.

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