# Amputations at JBS Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112215` · 11/28/2018 · 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 Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 5950 Trails End Rd., CACTUS, TEXAS, 79013
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing meat through a short rib saw. His right thumb was caught by the saw blade and was amputated just below the fingernail.

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