# Amputations at Stepherson, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077571` · 7/24/2019 · SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Stepherson, Inc.
- **Location:** 945 Goodman Rd. E, SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 38671
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut beef when the left index finger contacted the bandsaw blade, amputating the fingertip above the first knuckle.

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