# Amputations at PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022021004` · 2/2/2022 · LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, INC.
- **Location:** 1411 Ensell Road, LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS, 60047
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut plywood when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's left finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation behind the nail.

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