# Amputations at Triple V Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021133` · 2/4/2017 · NOXAPATER, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Triple V Inc.
- **Location:** 19 East Main St., NOXAPATER, MISSISSIPPI, 39346
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut a bone-in ham when the meat rolled and his right thumb contacted the blade, amputating the tip.

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