# Amputations at CVS Health Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20231211631` · 12/26/2023 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** CVS Health Distribution Center
- **Location:** 10711 North Congress Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting plastic with a utility knife on or near a conveyor belt. The utility knife became stuck in the conveyor belt and as he attempted to remove it, the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.

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