# Amputations at ACME Markets
> OSHA SIR `20231110974` · 11/30/2023 · MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** ACME Markets
- **Location:** 460 East Main Street, MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE, 19709
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was slicing short loin with a band saw when the meat skipped on the blade, resulting in amputation of the employee's right thumb between the knuckle and nail.

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