# Amputations at Morrilton Packing Company
> OSHA SIR `2015096395` · 9/2/2015 · MORRILTON, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Morrilton Packing Company
- **Location:** 51 Blue Diamond Dr., MORRILTON, ARKANSAS, 72110
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut boneless pit hams in half to run them through a slicer. The band saw motor ran in reverse, and the employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

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