# Amputations at Resource Acquisition & Management Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076860` · 7/29/2023 · NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Resource Acquisition & Management Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 831 Village Road, NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33408
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the second rung of an A-frame ladder while using a circular saw to cut wood furring strips about 10 feet up inside a wall. The ladder shifted, causing the saw to jam and kick back, amputating the employee's left index and middle fingertips.

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