# Amputations at Lowe's Market #003
> OSHA SIR `2023021265` · 2/8/2023 · FRIONA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Market #003
- **Location:** 1205 W Hwy 60, FRIONA, TEXAS, 79035
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut frozen meat when his hand slipped and contacted the saw, resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.

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