# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Algar Construction Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024053959` · 5/6/2024 · NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Algar Construction Corporation
- **Location:** Construction site Southbound Rt 91, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01060
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a battery-powered saw when their left index fingertip contacted the saw and was amputated.

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