# Amputations at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088243` · 8/27/2017 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## 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:** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** 8425 NW 13th Terr, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33126
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 8/27/2017, an employee was cutting meat using a band saw when his left index finger made contact with the blade, amputating his fingertip.

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