# Amputations at Western Beef Retail, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210366` · 12/2/2021 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Beef Retail, Inc.
- **Location:** 1851 Bruckner Blvd, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10473
- **NAICS:** 424470
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to clear a jam in a hamburger patty machine when the stamping mechanism of the machine cut the tip of his left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. That machine was guarded and in operation at the time of the incident.

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