# Amputations at Western Beef Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021755` · 2/24/2022 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Beef Inc.
- **Location:** 2040 Forest Ave, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10303
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut cow feet. A foot rolled away from his hand; while he was trying to retrieve it, the saw amputated the tip of his right little finger.

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