# Amputations at The Saxton Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022021191` · 2/8/2022 · ATHENS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Saxton Group, LLC
- **Location:** 220 Crestway Street, ATHENS, TEXAS, 75751
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2022, at 9:20 a.m., an employee was slicing chicken utilizing a slicer. She went to remove a small piece of chicken breast that was lodged between the blade and the slicer tray when the blade contacted her left index fingertip, resulting in amputation.

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