# Amputations at Costco Wholesale
> OSHA SIR `20221211171` · 12/26/2022 · WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale
- **Location:** 113 Lincoln Street, WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA, 30188
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut pork chops when his finger became caught in the blade, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

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