# Amputations at Jerry J's, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213067` · 12/20/2018 · WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jerry J's, Inc.
- **Location:** 1406 Plant Avenue, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31501
- **NAICS:** 722210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting lettuce with a manually operated food slicer. His right thumb contacted the slicer's blades, causing a partial amputation to the tip of the thumb.

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