# Amputations at JBS Swift Beef Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021869` · 2/23/2018 · CACTUS, 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:** JBS Swift Beef Company
- **Location:** 5950 Trail End Road,, CACTUS, TEXAS, 79013
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee heard a sound that caused them to turn and their left index finger came in contact with a saw blade causing an amputation to the knuckle.

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