# Amputations at JBS USA, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2017099268` · 9/27/2017 · GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
## 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:** JBS USA, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 555 S. Stuhr Rd, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68801
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of fat that was stuck on the bottom side of a small intestine splitter when her left index finger made contact with the energized blade, amputating the fingertip above the first knuckle. The cutting blade was unguarded at the time.

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