# Amputations at AJINOMOTO
> OSHA SIR `20231010031` · 10/31/2023 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** AJINOMOTO
- **Location:** 3131 S QUAIL, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing waste from an onion slicer when the blade contacted their left ring and little fingers. The employee sustained a laceration to a finger and the partial amputation of a fingertip without bone loss.

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