# Amputations at Target Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20181010898` · 10/22/2018 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Meat, poultry, seafood
## Employer
- **Name:** Target Corp.
- **Location:** 16959 Evans Plaza, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68116
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing general cleaning when he slipped on a piece of meat and lost his balance. As he attempted to catch his fall, his left middle fingertip was caught on the blade of a nearby deli slicer, resulting in a fingertip amputation (no bone loss),

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