# Amputations at Basic Drywall Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087352` · 8/27/2021 · CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Drywall Inc.
- **Location:** 402 Jerry Street, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO, 80104
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle.

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