# Amputations at Santa Fe Apartments
> OSHA SIR `2023010561` · 1/18/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## 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:** Santa Fe Apartments
- **Location:** 5010 Loop 250 Frontage Road, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79707
- **NAICS:** 531190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of wood panel with a circular saw. The saw became stuck on the wood and kicked back. The employee sustained an amputation of the left index fingertip and a laceration on the left middle finger.

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