# Amputations at El Rio Grande Latin Market #3
> OSHA SIR `2017032660` · 3/23/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** El Rio Grande Latin Market #3
- **Location:** 2515 West Jefferson Blvd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75211
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when he made contact with bone in the meat and lost control. His right hand then contacted the blade, amputating his thumb and ring finger.

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