# Amputations at Kroger
> OSHA SIR `2020087325` · 8/4/2020 · MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger
- **Location:** 1070 Hwy 51 North, MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, 39110
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a package of seafood with a box knife. The knife cut the employee's left thumb, resulting in the amputation of the tip.

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