# Amputations at HOAR Construction
> OSHA SIR `2017043365` · 4/13/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## 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 injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** HOAR Construction
- **Location:** 1070 Dallas St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a roll of flooring protection with a handheld circular saw when their left hand middle, ring and pinky fingers contacted the rotating blade. The ring finger was amputated.

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