# Amputations at COMPASS GROUP FOODSERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015041743` · 4/3/2015 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** COMPASS GROUP FOODSERVICE
- **Location:** 11 Spears Place, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated her right-hand thumb while removing cheese from an automated food slicer. The blade had not stopped turning at the time of the incident.

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