# Amputations involving bone loss at ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2024043225` · 4/12/2024 · DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
## Employer
- **Name:** ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 9030 HWY 5, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 30134
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a round board for pole lights. The board bent causing the saw to kick back and resulting in amputation to the employee's left thumb.

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