# Amputations at J.H. Routh Packing Company
> OSHA SIR `20211210832` · 12/17/2021 · SANDUSKY, OHIO
## 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:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** J.H. Routh Packing Company
- **Location:** 4413 W. Bogart Rd., SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a meat processing line, inspecting a ham leg, when they noticed two pieces of ham leg approaching the hind foot saw. The employee slipped while reaching to grab them, and the saw amputated their right middle finger at the first knuckle.

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