# Amputations at Stamtede Meat, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110939` · 11/14/2017 · BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Stamtede Meat, Inc.
- **Location:** 7351 S. 78th Ave., BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60455
- **NAICS:** 424470
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when he attempted to wipe fat off the bandsaw table. His left ring finger was then caught in the blade, amputating his fingertip. The bandsaw was running 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*