# Amputations at H-E-B
> OSHA SIR `2023087613` · 8/19/2023 · PEARLAND, TEXAS
## 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:** H-E-B
- **Location:** 2710 Pearland Parkway, PEARLAND, TEXAS, 77581
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when his foot slipped, causing his right hand to contact the saw blade. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.

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