# Amputations at Brickl Bros., Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018088474` · 8/17/2018 · TOMAH, WISCONSIN
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Brickl Bros., Inc
- **Location:** 813 Oak Avenue, TOMAH, WISCONSIN, 54660
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a battery-powered circular saw to cut material on a shipping crate when the saw kicked back and the blade made contact with his finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

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