# Amputations at Albertson's
> OSHA SIR `2023043548` · 4/20/2023 · LEWISTOWN, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Albertson's
- **Location:** 117 West Janeaux Street, LEWISTOWN, MONTANA, 59457
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the tenderizer when a piece of steak became stuck in the machine. The employee went to remove the steak when the machine activated, causing the employee's glove to become caught on the tenderizer. The employee's ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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