# Amputations involving bone loss at LINAWEAVER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024054013` · 5/7/2024 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** LINAWEAVER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 800 S.55th St., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a piece of wood when the blade jumped and landed on his left thumb, resulting in the amputation of the thumb.

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