# Amputations at Lewis Food Town Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043834` · 4/20/2017 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## 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:** Lewis Food Town Inc.
- **Location:** 435 Sheldon Rd, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a bone-in saw to cut meat when his left hand slipped off the meat and contacted the blade, amputating his left index fingertip.

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