# Amputations at Target Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018088378` · 8/15/2018 · PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Target Corporation
- **Location:** 1771 Dunlawton Ave, PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA, 32127
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning and sharpening a deli slicer when the blade amputated her right index fingertip without bone loss. Cut-resistant gloves were not worn 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*