# Amputations at Subway
> OSHA SIR `2017065808` · 6/24/2017 · MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Subway
- **Location:** 2400 Hwy 19, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39307
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a manual slicer to slice a cucumber. When she repositioned the cucumber, her left index finger hit the blade, amputating the fingertip. The blade was guarded at the time.

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