# Amputations at Hammers Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022097813` · 9/1/2022 · COLORADO SPRINGS, 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 other person
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Hammers Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 975 Aeroplaza, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80915
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was trying to stop a piece of wood, which had been cut by another worker's circular saw, from falling to the ground. The saw amputated the injured employee's left index finger.

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