# Amputations at Bureau of Indian Affairs, Zuni Agency
> OSHA SIR `2017010055` · 1/4/2017 · ZUNI, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Indian Affairs, Zuni Agency
- **Location:** 1203B State Highway 53, ZUNI, NEW MEXICO, 87327
- **NAICS:** 811411
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut trees for maintenance purposes when the saw kicked back and landed on the employee's left foot, lacerating it and amputating a toe.

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