# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at La Michoacana Meat Market #4
> OSHA SIR `2021021658` · 2/23/2021 · WESLACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** La Michoacana Meat Market #4
- **Location:** 3001 East Expressway 83, WESLACO, TEXAS, 78596
- **NAICS:** 445210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of meat on a band saw and amputated the tip of his right thumb.

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