# Amputations at HEB Grocery Company, LP
> OSHA SIR `20171010125` · 10/22/2017 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** HEB Grocery Company, LP
- **Location:** 5407 Andrews Hwy, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut ribs when he stumbled and lost his balance. He put his hand out to catch himself and it hit the saw blade, amputating the right index finger. He was standing on a floor mat and wearing slip-resistant boots at the time of the incident.

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