# Amputations at BAK Builders LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015075320` · 7/31/2015 · SYLVANIA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** BAK Builders LLC
- **Location:** 2119 Shady Lane, SYLVANIA, GEORGIA, 30467
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld circular saw to rip cut a short piece of wood stock. The injured employee was positioned close behind the circular saw, helping to hold the short 2 X 6 wood stock.  The blade became bound, causing the circular saw to kick back. The blade struck and amputated the injured employee's left-hand thumb, requiring surgery.

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