# Amputations at Kroger #359
> OSHA SIR `2016031860` · 3/1/2016 · KINGWOOD, TEXAS
## 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:** Kroger #359
- **Location:** 25651 US Hwy 59 N, KINGWOOD, TEXAS, 77339
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was slicing meat in the deli for a customer when the employee's hand slipped off the guard and struck the rotating blade, amputating the right thumb tip.

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