# Amputations at Texas Timber Frames
> OSHA SIR `2017010001` · 1/3/2017 · UTOPIA, 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:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Timber Frames
- **Location:** 167764A North Ranch Rd 187, UTOPIA, TEXAS, 78884
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut shims at the jobsite when a board kicked back amputating his right index finger. The saw was unguarded at the time.

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