# Amputations at W.H. Braum Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010427` · 10/5/2019 · TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** W.H. Braum Inc.
- **Location:** 491 County Street 2880, TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA, 73089
- **NAICS:** 424430
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee helped install a new blade on the bun slicer section of a production line. Upon restarting the production line, a bun was misaligned and the employee attempted to straighten it. The slicer blade contacted the employee's right hand, resulting in amputation of the index finger and lacerations to the other fingers.

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