# Amputations at The Kroger Company
> OSHA SIR `20211210987` · 12/22/2021 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Company
- **Location:** 150 W. Sycamore Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 5:50 p.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee was cutting meat. His hand slipped and the knife 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*