# Amputations at Monster Framing LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211973` · 12/28/2016 · MERIDIAN, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Monster Framing LLC
- **Location:** Irvine Subdivision CBH, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83642
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld skill saw when the employee's glove was caught in the blade. The employee's left ring finger was then amputated up to the first knuckle.

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