# Amputations at North & South Construction Services
> OSHA SIR `2023098060` · 9/1/2023 · PORTLAND, MAINE
## 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 injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** North & South Construction Services
- **Location:** 772 Stevens Ave, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04103
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing 2x4 guardrail. While trimming a board with a circular saw, the blade got bound up and the saw kicked back, causing a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle.

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