# Amputations at Panhandle Coop Assn
> OSHA SIR `2015097238` · 9/29/2015 · SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Panhandle Coop Assn
- **Location:** 401 S. Beltline Highway, SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA, 69363
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a food slicer to cut cucumbers in the grocery store, an employee amputated the tip of his right middle finger.

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