# Amputations at Empire Packing Company, LP
> OSHA SIR `2022109129` · 10/18/2022 · MASON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire Packing Company, LP
- **Location:** 4780 Alliance Dr., MASON, OHIO, 45040
- **NAICS:** 424470
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a band saw to cut meat when their finger came in contact with the blade, resulting in an amputation.

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