# Amputations at J.D. Produce, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110874` · 11/19/2016 · EDINBURG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.D. Produce, Inc.
- **Location:** 7310 N. Expressway 281, EDINBURG, TEXAS, 78542
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking kohlrabi and using a knife to cut tips and amputated the tip of their thumb.

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