# Amputations at Lake Champlain Roofing, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2019044347` · 4/30/2019 · PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Lake Champlain Roofing, LLC.
- **Location:** 7631 Route 9, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12901
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut wooden shingles. The shingles kicked back and the employee's hand contacted the blade resulting in a laceration to the left index finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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