# Amputations at The Fred W Albecht Grocery Company
> OSHA SIR `2016098563` · 9/10/2016 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** The Fred W Albecht Grocery Company
- **Location:** Acme #2, AKRON, OHIO, 44312
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut pork loins when his right middle finger entered the blade, amputating the fingertip.

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