# Amputations at Nicholas Meat, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043182` · 4/15/2016 · LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Nicholas Meat, LLC
- **Location:** 508 East Valley Road, LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17747
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 11:00 AM on April 15, 2016, an employee was cutting cow bones using a band saw.  The employee's right hand came into contact with the band saw, amputating the right pinky finger just below the first joint (distal phalanx).

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