# Amputations at Morrison Health Care Food Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021277` · 2/9/2017 · ALLEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Morrison Health Care Food Service
- **Location:** 1001 Raintree Circle, ALLEN, TEXAS, 75013
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting food with a knife when the blade amputated the employee's left thumb. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident.

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