# Amputations involving bone loss at United Contractors Midwest, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025054924` · 5/24/2025 · SHERMAN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Stationary saws  table
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** United Contractors Midwest, Inc.
- **Location:** Interstate 55 Bridge Project at Sangamon River, SHERMAN, ILLINOIS, 62684
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left thumb was partially amputated with loss of bone when his hand slipped while using a table saw with an unguarded, rotating blade.

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