# Amputations at BJs Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `20201110565` · 11/7/2020 · WESTBURY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** BJs Warehouse
- **Location:** 6000 Brush Hollow Rd., WESTBURY, NEW YORK, 11590
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting ribs on a bandsaw. The employee's right thumb came into contact with the moving sawblade, which amputated 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*