# Amputations at Slattery Masonry Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043739` · 4/26/2023 · MERIDIAN, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Slattery Masonry Inc.
- **Location:** 1032 S Silverstone Way, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83642
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal clamp using a cordless grinder. The grinder became pinched and bound up, causing it to kick back and contact the employee's left thumb. The employee sustained a left thumb tip amputation.

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