# Amputations at Shoprite of Somerset
> OSHA SIR `20181212896` · 12/16/2018 · SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Shoprite of Somerset
- **Location:** 435 Elizabeth Ave, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, 08873
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's finger was amputated while cutting meat with a band saw.

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