# Amputations at B. J. Wholesale Club
> OSHA SIR `2015053767` · 5/7/2015 · WEST NYACK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** B. J. Wholesale Club
- **Location:** 1050 Palisade Center Drive, WEST NYACK, NEW YORK, 10994
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The corner tip of an employee's left index finger was cut while cutting pork with a band saw. The guard was down above the pork bone. The blade then struck the pork bone. The pork moved away from the blade, and the employee's fingertip made contact with the blade.

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