# Amputations at Berkot LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2018076937` · 7/10/2018 · MOMENCE, 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:** Berkot LTD.
- **Location:** 159 Stirling Road, MOMENCE, ILLINOIS, 60954
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a vertical bandsaw when the blade contacted his right hand, causing an amputation and laceration to the tip of his middle finger.

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