# Amputations at KENNETH VONA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `20171211896` · 12/14/2017 · BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** KENNETH VONA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 59 Cramond Road, BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02445
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee cut an 8" crown molding using a sliding compound miter saw. When he attempted to pick up the cut piece, his right hand contacted the blade, amputating his thumb's top knuckle and requiring surgery.

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