# Amputations at H3 Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109731` · 10/15/2016 · DENTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** H3 Construction, LLC
- **Location:** 304 Administration Drive, DENTON, TEXAS, 76204
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a piece of wood. The saw got stuck in a knot in the wood. The employee tried to free the saw from the knot and the blade amputated the left middle and index fingers.

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