# Amputations at Burgers Ozark Country Hams
> OSHA SIR `2019088287` · 8/12/2019 · CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Burgers Ozark Country Hams
- **Location:** 32819 Highway 87 South, CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI, 65018
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was blocking a ham that was being cut with a band saw when the ham turned sideways. His hand then came into contact with the sawblade, resulting in an amputation of the pad of his right thumb.

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