# Amputations at National Beef Packing Co., LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065834` · 6/25/2017 · LIBERAL, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** National Beef Packing Co., LLC.
- **Location:** 1501 E 8th St., LIBERAL, KANSAS, 67901
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw when his thumb contacted the saw blade. The blade partially amputated his thumb.

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