# Amputations at N.L. Carson Construction Co Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021109211` · 10/25/2021 · RALEIGH, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Construction debris
## Employer
- **Name:** N.L. Carson Construction Co Inc.
- **Location:** Bridge Construction Site in Smith County MS County Road 539, RALEIGH, MISSISSIPPI, 39153
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting concrete using a chop saw. A piece of the concrete broke off and fell, striking the employee's right hand, which had to be medically amputated.

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