# Amputations at Defense Commissary Agency
> OSHA SIR `2023065829` · 6/30/2023 · GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
## 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:** Defense Commissary Agency
- **Location:** 1310 Edwards Street, GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, 27534
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut beef into one-inch steaks. As he was adjusting an uneven portion of meat, the employee's left middle finger contacted the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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