# Amputations at MPS Egg Farm
> OSHA SIR `2022032517` · 3/21/2022 · CENTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** MPS Egg Farm
- **Location:** 2750 CR 1011, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 21, 2022, an employee was using a carpenter's knife to cut plastic. The knife amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.

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